Category Archives: News
December 14th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 1,129 new cases of Covid-19 between last Friday and Sunday. That brings the province's active case total to 2,949, with 72 in ICU. Of the new cases, 78 come from Northern...
Dec 14, 2021
BC Ministry of Jobs selects members of First Stronger B-C Young Leaders Council
A statement has been sent out by the BC Ministry of Jobs saying that they've selected 18 youth between 15 and 23 years old to be a part of the inaugural Stronger B-C Young Leaders Council. They also s...
Dec 13, 2021
MP Taylor Bachrach Tables Private Member's Bill to Lower Federal Voting Age
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has tabled a private member's Bill which would see Canada drop its voting age. Last year, Senator Marilou McPhedran sponsored a bill in the Senate which would ...
Dec 13, 2021
Debate taking place about details surrounding 2022 Minerals North Conference
The annual Minerals North Conference was interrupted last year due to the COVID pandemic and this year it's still up in the air. Kitimat was the chosen site for the event in 2020, but COVID restrictio...
Dec 13, 2021
Ottawa Setting Aside $40 Billion for Compensation and Welfare Improvements for Indigenous Children
Ottawa is setting aside 40 billion dollars to compensate Indigenous Children and improve the child welfare system, after 5 years of court battles. Crown Relations Minister Marc Miller announced the fu...
Dec 13, 2021
BC Extends State of Emergency, Lifts Southern Fuel Restrictions
British Columbia's state of emergency has been extended at least another two weeks, as the South continues their repair efforts. Initially declared in mid-November, the state of emergency was put in p...
Dec 13, 2021
Kitimat RCMP Uncover Drugs and Cash as Part of Drug Trafficking Investigation
Kitimat RCMP have launched an investigation following a search from last week which uncovered drugs and cash. Last Tuesday, police executed a search at an undisclosed residence due to suspicion of dru...
Dec 13, 2021
Ottawa Expected to Announce $40 Billion in Compensation Funding for Indigenous Children this Afternoon
Ottawa is reportedly setting aside 40 billion dollars to compensate Indigenous Children after a lengthy series of court battles. According to reports from Ottawa, the Federal Government is planning to...
Dec 13, 2021
43 Northern Community Events to Benefit from New Safe Restart Grant Funding
Provincial funding is on the way to support more than 680 local community events in BC, 43 of which are in the North. In total, more than 30 million dollars in one-time grants will be handed out to he...
Dec 13, 2021
Williams Lake Councillor Asks City Staff to Develop Code of Conduct After Mayor-Social Media Saga
Williams Lake Councillor Ivan Bonnell is looking for clarity from the City on how councillors should conduct themselves. Currently, the City has no formal code of conduct for City Councillors, somethi...
Dec 13, 2021