Category Archives: News

Prince George Airport Looking to Reach New Heights... of a Different Kind Following Public Hearing
Those flying out of Prince George may soon be able to reach new heights... of a different kind. Earlier in the month, CoPilot Cannabis announced their intention to bring a retail cannabis outlet to th...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022

Coast Mountain College to Offer New Scholarship to Help Retain Engineering and GeoScience Students in the North
Pre-engineering and geoscience students at Coast Mountain College will soon have access to new financial support. A new scholarship is set to be offered, thanks to an initiative led, in part, by instr...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022

Peace River South School District to Enact 'Proof of Vaccination Procedure' for Staff and Contractors
Staff and contractors working for the Peace River South School District will be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19, or submit to regular testing. During a closed meeting, held last Wednesday, ...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022

PRPA Partners With North Coast Literacy Now to Bring Monthly Free Books to Young Children
A new partnership in Prince Rupert is making it easier for children to get in to reading. In honour of Family Literacy Day, the Prince Rupert Port Authority and North Coast Literacy Now have announced...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022

Prince George - Northern Rockies MP Issues Support for Trucker-Led Freedom Rally
Prince George - Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer is in support of the trucker-led Freedom Rally in Ottawa on Sunday. Zimmer posted a letter in support of the protest on social media last night, adding h...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022

Coast Mountains School District Stands Pat on Staff Vaccination Mandate Beliefs
School District 82 is standing pat regarding its decision on whether or not to issue a vaccine mandate, for the time being. Since the idea of mandating vaccination for staff first came before them, th...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022 Courtesy: Coast Mountains School District 82

January 27th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 2,086 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active case total to 30,058, with 949 in Hospital, and 136 in ICU. Of the new cases, 168 are fro...
Jeff Blagden Jan 27, 2022

Funding being made available for environmental assessment of Cedar LNG
Funding is being made available to those wishing to participate in the Environmental Assessment of Cedar LNG. Cedar LNG is a small-scale floating LNG facility planned for Kitimat, which would produce ...
Rob Young Jan 26, 2022

Three Northwest First Nations Call for Action to Stop Alaska from Intercepting Canada-Bound Salmon
Three Northwest area First Nations are calling for Canada to step up and protect their constitutional rights to fish. Earlier this month, a report from SkeenaWild and the Watershed Watch Salmon Societ...
Jeff Blagden Jan 26, 2022

Website detailing BC housing information launched
A website has been launched by the Community Development Institute, which is a part of the University of BC, detailing housing information for 39 BC communities. This information was able to be gather...
Rob Young Jan 26, 2022