Category Archives: News
IIO Report Reveals Pedestrian Killed in Hixon Collision Had Been Fleeing From Police
An Independent Investigations Office report in to a fatal pedestrian-involved collision near Hixon last week has revealed unexpected information. Last Wednesday, police responded to the intersection o...
Dec 14, 2021
Tim Horton's to Return to Keith Avenue in Terrace
Terrace residents fed up with long waits for their morning coffee are in for some good news. During last night's regular meeting, Council approved a development permit to rebuild the Keith Avenue Tim ...
Dec 14, 2021
City of Terrace Institutes Indigenous Knowledge Training as Part of Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #57
Moving forward, staff and elected officials in the City of Terrace will be undertaking Indigenous cultural awareness and knowledge training. Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #57 calls for all l...
Dec 14, 2021
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