Category Archives: News

UPDATE: CityWest Services Returned to Customers in Terrace and Kitimat
UPDATE: CityWest says all services have been restored for customers in Terrace and Kitimat who had been facing outages this morning. Customers have been dealing with slowed internet services for a few...
Jeff Blagden Nov 19, 2021

KSM Mine Receives 2 Year Environmental Assessment Certificate Extension
Seabridge Gold has received a 2 year extension on its KSM project's Environmental Assessment Certificate. Originally set to expire in July of 2024, the province has granted the extension to 2026 due t...
Jeff Blagden Nov 19, 2021

CNC Research Forest Society Seeking Environmentally Focused Local Projects in Need of Funding
If you have an idea for an environmentally focused forestry project, then the College of New Caledonia is looking for you. Today, the CNC Research Forest Society launched the application process for l...
Jeff Blagden Nov 19, 2021

RCMP Continue Injunction Enforcement on Morice Forest Service Road
UPDATE 2: 9 of the 14 individuals arrested yesterday have signed their undertaking, and been released, while the 5 others will appear in court in Prince George on Monday. Unofficial reports say that a...
Jeff Blagden Nov 19, 2021

November 19th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 468 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 3,345, with 110 in ICU. Of the new cases, 68 come from Northe...
Jeff Blagden Nov 19, 2021

RCMP Tear Down of Morice Forest Service Road Blockades Begins
This morning, RCMP announced they would be mobilizing their resources to enforce an injunction on the Coastal GasLink pipeline route. On Sunday, Gidimt'en land defenders set up two more blockades on t...
Jeff Blagden Nov 18, 2021

BC Liberals criticize NDP at debate about flooding in the South
Earlier today, a debate regarding the flooding crisis in the southern part of BC took place. And during said debate, the BC Liberals were very critical of how the NDP handled not just this disaster, b...
Rob Young Nov 18, 2021

BC government offering help to people affected by floods
The BC government has decided that they will be offering aid to BC residents that are eligible to get help with their home, property, or business if the floods and/or landslides affected them. BC's Pu...
Rob Young Nov 18, 2021

Union Comes to Tentative Deal With Taseko Mines to Avoid Gibraltar Strike Action
A tentative deal has been reached at Gibraltar Mines which hopes to keep more than 500 workers from striking. At the end of October, workers represented by Unifor Local 3018 voted 98 percent in favour...
Jeff Blagden Nov 18, 2021

Historic Vote Sees Five Indigenous Lawyers Elected as BC Law Society Benchers
Indigenous People have long been over-represented in the criminal justice system, but they haven't been able to match that representation in its governing body. In the 137 year history of the Law Soci...
Jeff Blagden Nov 18, 2021