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City of Terrace hires official to solve problems in downtown area
The city of Terrace has just hired a key official for three years and for a contract of $456,000 to hopefully solve the multitude of issues that the downtown area is currently dealing with, such as me...
Rob Young Aug 25, 2021

BC residents whose properties were affected by Wildfires have chance at financial support
The B-C government says people who have been evacuated and whose properties have been affected by wildfires may access some additional financial support. The Ministry of Public Safety says two-thousan...
Rob Young Aug 25, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service

BC Mask mandate has now officially been put back into effect
As of today, B-C residents are now required to wear masks in all indoor public spaces including malls, grocery stores and on transit in order help curb the spread of COVID-19. Provincial health office...
Rob Young Aug 25, 2021

Change to Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion route officially approved
The Canada Energy Regulator has approved a change to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion route to take it around the Coldwater Indian Band. The pipeline was originally set to go right through the na...
Rob Young Aug 25, 2021

Three charging stations on Highway 16 currently not working
Three of the five fast charging stations that are located on Highway 16 just a bit west of Prince George, are not working at the moment, which really hampers the provincial government's plan to expand...
Rob Young Aug 25, 2021

Mask required for students grade 4 and up at start of School year in BC
B-C officials say masks will be required by students in Grade 4 and up at the start of the school year. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the order will be reassessed in mid-October when...
Rob Young Aug 24, 2021

BC puts Mask Mandate back into effect
Masks are once again required in all indoor public spaces and schools in B-C to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says people 12 and older will need to wear mas...
Rob Young Aug 24, 2021

Skeena Valley MP urges Rio Tinto to restart negotiations and end strike
In a press release sent out yesterday, Skeena Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach was revealed to have sent out a letter to Rio Tinto that urged the company to resume their negotiations with Unifor 2301...
Rob Young Aug 24, 2021

RCMP have now arrested 788 people protesting old growth logging
R-C-M-P say they have now arrested a total of 788 people outside blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island. Police made another eight arrests yesterday to enforce the...
Rob Young Aug 24, 2021

Williams Lake university carpentry students making building for city's first fire truck
Some carpentry students from the Thompson Rivers university in Williams Lake are doing their part to preserve a piece of history. The city's first ever fire truck from 1947 will now be residing in a b...
Rob Young Aug 24, 2021