Category Archives: News
Rio Tinto Workers officially begin Strike
About 900 Rio Tinto workers at the company's aluminum smelting facilities in Kitimat, B-C, have gone on strike. The walkout began Sunday at one minute after midnight. Unifor Local 2301, which represen...
Jul 26, 2021
Hope Air receives donation from Coastal Gaslink and LNG Canada
Hope Air, the only Canadian charity that provides flights and accommodations for those in financial need who need to travel for medical care far from home, announced earlier today that Coastal Gaslink...
Jul 26, 2021
BC Children's Hospital Researchers give warning to watch out for a common virus in infants
Researchers at B-C Children's Hospital warn that infants and children could suffer more respiratory infections this summer as pandemic restrictions ease -- and they say doctors should watch for an ill...
Jul 26, 2021
Coastal Gaslink completes first facility in Pipeline project
Coastal GasLink says it has fully completed its first facility as part of the project to build a natural gas pipeline from Dawson Creek to Kitimat in northern B-C. An update from the company says the ...
Jul 26, 2021
Northern Health planning on holding celebration at Terrace Sportsplex
Northern Health is holding a celebration at the Terrace Sportsplex on July 28 to mark the end of their mass vaccination campaign in the city. The event, which will be know as 'VAX the NORTH,' will fea...
Jul 26, 2021
Experts say Western Wildfires are generating their own weather systems
Experts say a combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western provinces to generate their own weather systems. A meteorologist with the United States Naval Research ...
Jul 26, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Fire Crews making progress on securing Flat Lake Fire
The BC Wildfire service made a statement saying that Fire Crews and equipment made really notable progress yesterday in the process of securing the Flat Lake wildfire on the east side up to Begbie Sum...
Jul 23, 2021
Number of Passengers up at Terrace Kitimat aiport
The number of passengers making their way through the Northwest Regional Airport went up by a bit over 3,000 from May to June of this year, as COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to rise throughout al...
Jul 23, 2021
Update on Fires in the Cariboo Fire Centre
At the moment, there are 43 wildfires burning in the Cariboo Fire Centre. Nine of those wildfires in the region are of note, including the ones at Succour Lake, Flat Lake, and South of Canim Lake. The...
Jul 23, 2021
Quebec firefighters arrive in BC
More than 100 firefighters from Quebec have arrived in B-C as the province continues to battle nearly 300 wildfires in hot, dry conditions with no relief in sight. A crew of 100 from Mexico is also du...
Jul 23, 2021