Category Archives: News
October 20th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 560 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 4,913, with 146 in ICU. Of the new cases, 131 are from within...
Oct 20, 2021
Witset Chief and Council Election Results Are In
Elections for the Witset First Nation's Chief and Council were held yesterday. With 92 votes, Barry Nikal came out on top in the race for Chief, while Andrew Tom finished second with 79 ballots. Tom d...
Oct 19, 2021 Witset Chief Election Results, From Witset News and Events Facebook Page
Covid Outbreak Declared at Bulkley Valley District Hospital
Northern Health has declared a Covid outbreak at Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers. The order covers the inpatient unit of the hospital, and does not include the maternity section of the un...
Oct 19, 2021
Historic Prince George Mural Often Deemed Problematic Set To Be Torn Down
A mural which some have historically deemed problematic is set to be removed from Prince George. Created in 1967, the mural depicts a portion of the cities history, from a colonizer point of view. The...
Oct 19, 2021
BC Ferries Makes More Changes to Schedule Due to Adverse Weather
BC Ferries has made more changes to their schedule, due to adverse weather conditions. A number of cancellations have been made on the Prince Rupert to Skidegate route over the past two days, due to r...
Oct 19, 2021
Covid Cases in Schools have Seen Steady Decline Since Start of Year
Serious outcomes as a result of Covid infections in school-aged children continues to be low, according to new data from the BCCDC. Cases of Covid-19 in schools peaked in late September and have been ...
Oct 19, 2021
BC Eyeing Record Influenza Vaccine Rollout
British Columbia is looking to break records when it comes to this year's influenza vaccine rollout, according to Minister Adrian Dix. Dix says that the province has received 2.4 million doses of vacc...
Oct 19, 2021
More than 95% of Base Hospital Beds in BC Currently Occupied
Covid continues to wreak havoc on hospital bed availability across the province. According to an update from Health Minister Adrian Dix, over 95 percent of base hospital beds in the province are curre...
Oct 19, 2021 Health Minister Adrian Dix
Previous Covid-19 Infection May Not Mean a Lengthy Immunity
Those who have had Covid are not always immune from becoming infected a second time. Doctor Bonnie Henry says the jury is still out on how long post-infection immunity can last, and how effective it i...
Oct 19, 2021
Pfizer applies for authorization of vaccinating young Canadian children.
Pfizer has officially put in it's application to get authorization from Canada to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11. BC's Ministry of Health has stated that 89 percent of eligible BC resident have gotte...
Oct 19, 2021