Category Archives: News

Climate Change Blamed for Loss of Numerous Shipping Containers in North Pacific
Larger and more frequent storms have been hitting the North Pacific as of late, and experts are pinning the worsening conditions on climate change. According to the Centre for Responsible Marine Shipp...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021 Container ship

AFN Welcomes Pope's Visit, but Hopes for Further Reparations
Assembly of First Nations Chief RoseAnne Archibald is welcoming the Pope's announcement to visit Canada, but hopes he commits to reparations while here. On the request of the Canadian Conference of Ca...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Financial Literacy Course Launched for Indigenous Families on Recommendations from Youth
A new course has been created on the recommendation of Indigenous youth to help them and their families better manage their finances. Today, the Royal Bank of Canada is launching their Financial Liter...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Terrace Sees Most Covid Cases Last Week, While Prince Rupert Sees Largest Gain in Cases
Nearly every Local Health Region in the North saw a jump in Covid cases over the last week. Kitimat is the biggest exception to that rule, notching 10 new cases between October 17th and the 23rd, 6 fe...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

October 28th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 609 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active total to 4,748, with 157 in ICU. Of the new cases, 126 come from Northern Health, while 92 ...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Dr Bonnie Henry gives suggestions for avoiding COVID on Halloween night
Covid has worked its way into every facet of our lives and even Halloween is not exempt. Trick-or-Treaters are looking at their second straight Halloween under covid. In order to limit contact, reside...
Rob Young Oct 27, 2021

Bonanza Mine II Near Wells to Expand
A Wells area mine is set to expand as another project goes through the environmental approval process. This morning, Osisko Development, who operate the mine, announced the expansion of the undergroun...
Jeff Blagden Oct 27, 2021

Increased First Responder Calls Cause Jump in Terrace Fire Department Responses
Across the third quarter of 2021, the Terrace Fire Department responded to 218 calls, up from 134 over the same time last year. First responder calls were the main culprit in the jump, going from 27 i...
Jeff Blagden Oct 27, 2021

Fort St John RCMP Track Slew of Break and Enters to Prolific Known Offender
Fort St John RCMP have located and captured a prolific robber they believe to be responsible for the recent string of break and enters. Earlier in the month, police put out a request for public assist...
Jeff Blagden Oct 27, 2021

Prince Rupert RCMP Searching for Man Also Wanted in Kitimat
RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a man wanted in relation to warrants in both Prince Rupert and Kitimat. 28 year-old Garrett Arthur Patrick Robinson in wanted on multiple warrants in con...
Jeff Blagden Oct 27, 2021