Category Archives: News

Weekend Prince Rupert Fire Sends Two to Hospital, Claims Pet's Life
A residential structure fire in Prince Rupert from this weekend sent two to hospital and claimed the life of a pet. Members of the Prince Rupert Fire Department arrived to tackle the blaze on the 1900...
Jeff Blagden Jan 25, 2022

Terrace Councillor Puts Forward Motion to Add Sm'algyax to City Infrastructure and Signs
It's looking like municipal signs and buildings in Terrace may soon begin to display the Sm'algyax (Suh-mal-yak) language. During yesterday's regular meeting, Councillor Butjas put forward a motion to...
Jeff Blagden Jan 25, 2022

Section of Lahakas Boulevard in Kitimat Closed for Street Light Repairs
A Kitimat street is set to close down for today for repairs, though not to the road itself. Lahakas Boulevard will be closed between Haisla Boulevard and Albatross Avenue through the afternoon to allo...
Jeff Blagden Jan 25, 2022

January 25th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 4,997 new cases of Covid-19 over the three day period between Friday and Sunday. That works out to an average of 1,665 cases per day. It brings the province's active case...
Jeff Blagden Jan 25, 2022

Preliminary Results to St Joseph's Mission Residential School Probe to be Announced Today
Recognizing that the information in this announcement and article could be traumatic or painful to many, the Williams Lake First Nation has prepared a wellness support booklet, found at this link. &nb...
Jeff Blagden Jan 25, 2022

Massett RCMP Warn Residents and Business Owners of Spike in Break and Enters
Residents and business owners in Massett of a recent spike in break and enters in the area. Since November of last year, police have received several reports of break and enters in the community. Offi...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Prince George seeing rise in vehicles stolen this winter
Even since it began snowing, the City of Prince George has been dealing with a trend of events more unfortunate than your average snowstorm. Since the beginning of last November, Prince George's vehic...
Rob Young Jan 24, 2022

Terrace Resident Learns the Hard Way that Wagons Make Terrible Getaway Vehicles
One Terrace resident has learned the hard way that wagons do not make particularly good getaway vehicles, and I don't mean station wagons. RCMP have arrested Walter Bowman after they caught him red ha...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Kitimat road closed tomorrow to undergo repairs
Tomorrow, a street of Kitimat is going to be closed for repairs but the repairs are not for the road itself. Between 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m tomorrow, Lahakas Blvd, which is located between Haisla Blvd. ...
Rob Young Jan 24, 2022

SD52 Trustees Discuss Designating a Trustee Seat for Indigenous Representation
A decision on whether or not to keep a Prince Rupert School District trustee seat open for Indigenous representation only, has been tabled for now. On December 16th, the BC Teachers' Federation sent o...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022