Category Archives: News
Kitimat RCMP Searching For Witnesses to Hit and Run
A two vehicle collision in Kitimat on Wednesday has RCMP searching for witnesses. At roughly 10:00 in the morning, a commercial vehicle was reportedly rear ended while stopping for a red light. Accord...
Oct 15, 2021
Bathroom Break Causes Logging Truck Rollover in Kitimat
When you've got to go, you've got to go, just make sure you put your parking brake on first. Kitimat RCMP were called to the scene of a logging truck roll-over this week, ultimately caused by nature's...
Oct 15, 2021
Métis Nation Secures Additional Language Revitalization Funding
Additional funding to support language revitalization is on its way to the Mtis Nation of British Columbia. 260 thousand dollars in grant funding has been secured by the Nation from the Indigenous Lan...
Oct 15, 2021
Prime Minister to Finally Visit Tk'emlúps on Monday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will finally pay a much anticipated visit to Tk'emlps te Secwepemc Territory next week. Trudeau previously turned down two separate invitations to attend the territory on...
Oct 15, 2021
BCAFN Regional Chief Reflects on Life of Late Wet'suwet'en Matriarch Nagwaohn
Prominent Northern leader, Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief and Matriarch, Nagwaohn has passed away. Also known as Sophie Evelyn Ogen, the Chief was one of the first female Board members of the Carrier S...
Oct 15, 2021
New Covid Outbreak Declared in Quesnel
Northern Health has declared a new Covid outbreak at the GR Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel. Lab testing has confirmed two positive cases among inpatients, as well as two staff members. As a result...
Oct 15, 2021
Tk'emlúps to Gaza Walkathon in Burnaby Aims to Raise Money for Two Causes
A Walkathon in Burnaby this week is looking to raise money for two oppressed and exploited groups from opposite ends of the world. This Sunday's walk, titled "Tk'emlps to Gaza", aims to raise 20 to 30...
Oct 15, 2021
Trudeau To Swear in Cabinet on October 26th, Still no Fisheries Minister Announcement
Skeena Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach says he wants to press the Fisheries Minister over their strategy of shutting down fisheries as the only management option. However, as of this moment, there i...
Oct 15, 2021
October 15th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 580 new cases of Covid-19 as of last night. That brings the active total in the province to 5,348, with 153 in ICU. Of the new cases, 129 are from the Northern Health Reg...
Oct 15, 2021
Northern Health Adds New Covid Restrictions For Northeast, While Northwest Excepted
Northern Health has put more Covid restrictions in place, but only for the Northeast regions. In order to stem the spread of the Delta Variant, Northern Health has decided to put the following measure...
Oct 14, 2021