Category Archives: News
University of Northern British Columbia supercomputer helps measure glacier changes
A supercomputer at the University of Northern British Columbia has helped an international team of researchers discover that the rate of mass loss from Earth's glaciers is accelerating. The computer, ...
Apr 28, 2021
A traffic stop in Prince Rupert leads to the seize of drugs
On Wednesday, April 21, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a Prince Rupert RCMP Officer on patrol in the 400 block of 7th Avenue West conducted a traffic stop with a 32 year old male who was prohibited from ...
Apr 28, 2021
Recipients for Premier's Award in Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport announced
The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I-SPARC) have announced the recipients for the Premier's Award in Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pand...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. Government introduces legislation to support operations of new strategic investment fund
The Government of B.C. has announced a first-of-its-kind $500 million strategic investment fund. New legislation has been introduced to support the operations of InBC Investment Corp. Developed in con...
Apr 27, 2021
Office of the Auditor General releases report on Avalanche Safety on Provincial Highways
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is effectively managing its avalanche safety program. The audit examined the program from 2018 to...
Apr 27, 2021
Funding added to the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant
The Government of B.C. has added more funding to the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant. There is $75 million being added to the grant bringing the total amount available to more than $125 million....
Apr 27, 2021
North District Major Crime investigating suspicious death in Fort Nelson
On the morning of April 24, at approximately 8:54 a.m., Northern Rockies Regional RCMP received a call to assist Emergency Health services with a man who had been located injured inside a residence in...
Apr 27, 2021
Latest COVID-19 update
The province is reporting 2,491 new cases of COVID-19 in the past three days, 104 of those were in the Northern Health region. During today's COVID-19 briefing, provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie H...
Apr 26, 2021
Gitxsan Chiefs Bar Non-Indigenous Fishers From Territory
Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have announced they are no longer allowing non-Indigenous people to fish in their territory. In a statement, the chiefs say this is because the province has not returned to t...
Apr 26, 2021
Prince Rupert Infections Down
Prince Rupert's community vaccination program is showing positive results. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, there were only three new cases of COVID-19 reported in the city last week,...
Apr 23, 2021