Category Archives: News
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
December 7th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 946 new cases of Covid-19 for the period between Friday and Sunday. That brings the province's active case total to 2,876, with 89 in ICU. Of the new cases, 115 are from ...
Dec 07, 2021
UPDATE: More than 70 Sign Petition Against Crematorium in Smithers Ahead of Public Hearing
A group of more than 60 Smithers residents have taken issue with District plans to amend a zoning bylaw. That amendment would allow for a crematorium to be built at 3844 Henry Road, currently zoned M1...
Dec 07, 2021
Weekly News Recap - November 29th - December 3rd, 2021 (Video)
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Dec 06, 2021
Northwest Students to Benefit from Newest Stream of Extracurricular Funding
British Columbia has announced the more than 1,300 parent advisory councils set to benefit from this year's Community Gaming Grants. In total, more than 11 million dollars will be distributed to go to...
Dec 06, 2021
Calls to action emerge after Indigenous led fire review
A review of a 2017 wildfire in the Southern Interior led by several Indigenous communities has resulted in the communities creating 30 calls to action to help wildfire management and recovery in the p...
Dec 06, 2021
West Moberly First Nations Signs Memorandum of Understanding With IC-IMPACTS
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the West Moberly First Nation, and multi-national research centre IC-IMPACTS. IC-IMPACTS is an institute dedicated to the development of scientifi...
Dec 06, 2021
Lax Kw'alaams Artists Invited to Help Design New Prince Rupert Housing Complex
Lax Kw'alaams artists interested in seeing their artwork adorn the side of a new housing project in Prince Rupert are in luck. A call has been put out for all those looking to provide their services t...
Dec 06, 2021
Ottawa to Release Previously Withheld Residential School Records
A number of, previously withheld, Residential School records will be released to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in the coming days. In October, Ottawa faced criticism after Prime Min...
Dec 06, 2021