Category Archives: News
Some LifeLabs Locations to See Rotating Closures After Strike Notice Filed
Some LifeLabs locations in BC will affected by rotating closures as a number of its employees have filed a strike notice. LifeLabs employees represented by the BC Government Service Employees' Union h...
Oct 20, 2021
City of Terrace Launches New Web Portal to Increase Transparency
A new resource aims to help increase transparency between the City of Terrace and its residents. Launched today, the new Terrace CivicWeb Portal will take the place of its previous website, found at t...
Oct 20, 2021
Former Federal Day School Attendees Can Access New Support to Help File Legal Claims
New tools are now available to help former Federal Indian Day School attendees claim their due compensation. Indigenous people who attended most of the Federal run Day Schools are eligible for between...
Oct 20, 2021
Quesnel Mayor Urges City to Get Vaccinated Following Hospital Outbreak
Mayor Bob Simpson had some strong words for Quesnel residents after a Covid outbreak was declared at GR Bake Memorial Hospital. Simpson says the outbreak is the result of overwhelming the hospital wit...
Oct 20, 2021
Percentage of Indigenous People in Jail Raised 6% Between 2006 and 2016
A new study in to how the Canadian Criminal Court system treats Indigenous revealed troubling, but predictable findings. Conducted by Justice Canada, the study compared criminal outcomes for Indigenou...
Oct 20, 2021
October 20th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 560 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 4,913, with 146 in ICU. Of the new cases, 131 are from within...
Oct 20, 2021
Witset Chief and Council Election Results Are In
Elections for the Witset First Nation's Chief and Council were held yesterday. With 92 votes, Barry Nikal came out on top in the race for Chief, while Andrew Tom finished second with 79 ballots. Tom d...
Oct 19, 2021 Witset Chief Election Results, From Witset News and Events Facebook Page
Covid Outbreak Declared at Bulkley Valley District Hospital
Northern Health has declared a Covid outbreak at Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers. The order covers the inpatient unit of the hospital, and does not include the maternity section of the un...
Oct 19, 2021
Historic Prince George Mural Often Deemed Problematic Set To Be Torn Down
A mural which some have historically deemed problematic is set to be removed from Prince George. Created in 1967, the mural depicts a portion of the cities history, from a colonizer point of view. The...
Oct 19, 2021
BC Ferries Makes More Changes to Schedule Due to Adverse Weather
BC Ferries has made more changes to their schedule, due to adverse weather conditions. A number of cancellations have been made on the Prince Rupert to Skidegate route over the past two days, due to r...
Oct 19, 2021