Category Archives: News
BC Introduces Permanent 5 Paid Sick Leave Days per Year
Starting next year, every employee in British Columbia will be entitled to 5 days of employer paid sick leave each year. Permanent sick leave has been a topic of contention for years, but the Province...
Nov 24, 2021
Mass Exodus Leaves District of Wells With One Remaining Councillor
A mass exodus has left the District of Wells with no Mayor, and only one Councillor. On Friday, Mayor Gabe Fourchalk announced his resignation, citing a conflict of interest pertaining to his job with...
Nov 24, 2021
18% of Children in BC Still Living in Poverty
A recent report in to BC's child poverty levels in 2019 show little change when compared to previous years. Child and youth advocacy coalition, First Call, published their annual report, which actuall...
Nov 24, 2021
BC Hydro Conducting a Number of Lengthy Power Outages in the North in the Coming Weeks
Residents of the North will see a slew of power outages over the next few weeks. BC Hydro will be conducting a number of planned outages to ensure equipment can hold up through the winter, and replace...
Nov 24, 2021
Log Supply Issues Force Skeena Sawmills Closure for Remainder of Week
Log supply chain issues have forced Skeena Sawmills to shut down operations for the remainder of the week. According to the mill, a slew of issues have prevented them from being able to obtain enough ...
Nov 24, 2021
Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre in Kitimat Closed for the Day
Swimmers in Kitimat will be able to get more wet out in the rain today than at the pool, thanks to a temporary closure. For the remainder of the day, the pool and waterslide at the Sam Lindsay Aquatic...
Nov 24, 2021
Many Gidimt'en Land Defenders and Supporters Released on Varying Conditions
A number of high profile Wet'suwet'en land defenders have been released on conditions following court appearances in Prince George. Nearly 30 Gidimt'en members were arrested during the RCMP's enforcem...
Nov 24, 2021
Quesnel Mayor Calls for Province-Level Changes to Climate Change Plans and Emergency Response
A week of weather-related destruction has Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson calling for the province to rethink their response to climate change and emergency planning. Simpson says the province-wide flooding...
Nov 24, 2021
November 24th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 324 new caes of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active case total to 3,047, with 115 in ICU. Of the new cases, 60 come from Northern Health, while ...
Nov 24, 2021
Woodfibre LNG Project Signs Construction Contract
A new contract means the cleanest LNG export facility ever proposed could soon see "proposed" removed from that statement. Woodfibre LNG has signed an Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Constr...
Nov 23, 2021 (PRNewsfoto/KBR, Inc.)