Category Archives: News
Covid and Extreme Weather Lead to More Surgical Postponements
A combination of Covid and extreme weather events led to another week of surgical postponements in BC. In total, 219 non-urgent surgeries were postponed last week, with 88 in Interior Health, and in t...
Dec 07, 2021 Health Minister Adrian Dix
Nisga'a Citizens To Start Seeing Payouts from Federal Treaty Loan Repayment Program in New Year
Members of the Nisga'a Nation are getting a Christmas surprise, though they won't be able to access it until next year. Each Nisga'a citizen can expect to see 2,500 dollars from a 20 million dollar fe...
Dec 07, 2021
Smithers RCMP Looking For Suspect With Communications Tower Vendetta
Smithers RCMP are looking for a suspected criminal with a particular disdain for communications towers. On November 1st, the manager of the Starlynx Communications Tower reported significant damage to...
Dec 07, 2021
New Gold Mine Near Stewart Acquires Mines Act Permit
Northwestern BC will soon play home to a new gold mine in a familiar location, thanks to a newly issued Mines Act Permit. Issued to Ascot Resources Limited, the permit covers an area just south of Ste...
Dec 07, 2021
Resources From 2015 Court Case Absolving Catholic Church of Residential School Compensation Made Available Online
A number of files relating to a 2015 court case which absolved the Catholic Church of obligations to Residential School survivors, have now been compiled and released online. That case saw Catholic en...
Dec 07, 2021
Protests Out Front of Prince George Vaccination Clinic Broken Up In Adherence With New Rules
Protests outside of a Prince George clinic offering pediatric Covid vaccines were dispersed by RCMP yesterday, in adherence with new laws. On November 26th, BC passed the Access to Services Covid-19 V...
Dec 07, 2021
Terrace RCMP Seeking Public Info on Possible Taxi Impersonator
A report from last week has Terrace RCMP seeking more information on a possible taxi impersonator. According to that report, a boy was waiting outside his school on Thursday when he was offered a ride...
Dec 07, 2021
Coastal GasLink Responds to Environmental Assessment Office's Non-Compliance Orders
BC's Environmental Assessment Office has publicly issued Coastal GasLink two non-compliance orders relating to their pipeline. Two enforcement orders were issued covering numerous issues which go agai...
Dec 07, 2021
Fear Over Omicron Variant Postpones First Nations Trip to Vatican
A group of Indigenous delegates set to meet the Pope in Rome later this month will have to wait a bit longer. Due to the spread and uncertainty surrounding the Omicron Covid variant, the trip to the V...
Dec 07, 2021
Heavy Snow Expected Across Northern BC Over Next Two Days
Northern residents should expect to be cold and covered in snow the next couple of days. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for inland areas of the Northcoast, including Terrace, Kit...
Dec 07, 2021