Category Archives: News
Prince Rupert Students to Grace Lester Centre Stage for First Live Performance in 2 Years
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Prince Rupert band students are set to grace the stage for a live performance. Students from grades 5 to 12 will put on a Christmas Band Concert at ...
Dec 10, 2021
District of Wells Byelection Scheduled for February 5th
Residents of the District of Wells will be hitting the polls in February, after a mass exodus left them without a Mayor, and most of Council. Last month, Mayor Gabe Fourchalk announced his resignation...
Dec 10, 2021
Wet, Slippery, and Slushy Conditions To Persist Through to Evening
Slippery, wet, and slushy conditions will continue in the northwest through tonight. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for inland sections of the Northcoast, particularly Terrace and St...
Dec 10, 2021
Williams Lake RCMP Announce New Acting Inspector
Williams Lake RCMP's newest Acting Inspector brings with him a wealth of experience in the Cariboo and Northern BC. Darren Dodge, who is currently the Quesnel RCMP's Staff Sergeant, will officially ta...
Dec 10, 2021
RCMP North Division to Review Pair of Gitxsan Arrests in Response to Letter from MLA
RCMP will be reviewing a pair of arrests made in Gitxsan territory last month, following a request from MLA Nathan Cullen. Last week, Cullen sent a letter to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki asking her ...
Dec 10, 2021
North Coast Residents Being Warned of Illegal, Possibly Unsafe, Shellfish Sales
North Coast residents are being warned of illegal, and possibly unsafe, shellfish being sold in the area. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is warning residents not to consume any clams, cockles, or bivalve...
Dec 10, 2021 Close up of dense grouping of mussels (shellfish), McClures Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA.
AFN Motion to Address RCMP Use of Force Withdrawn at Wet'suwet'en Elected Chief's Request
A resolution put forward at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs' Assembly addressing RCMP use of force against land defenders, has been withdrawn. On the first day of meetings, Chief Lance Ha...
Dec 10, 2021 Assembly of First Nations Logo // Courtesy: Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
December 10th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 341 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active case total to 2,915, with 73 in ICU. Of the new cases, 29 come from Northern Health, while ...
Dec 10, 2021
RCMP Commissioner Responds to MLA Nathan Cullen's Letter Requesting Review
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has responded to a letter sent by Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen last week. Cullen sent a request for Lucki to personally look in to a pair of arrests made on Gitxsan territo...
Dec 09, 2021
Rio Tinto officially opens new port terminal in Kitimat
Rio Tinto and LNG Canada officially opened their new extended wharf during a press conference in Kitimat today. Built at the site of its existing Terminal A facility, the new wharf both expands the ca...
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