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Prince Rupert Launches Free 'Unplug and Play' Week to Get Residents Active
The City of Prince Rupert and Northern Savings Credit Union are teaming up to get residents moving with a program called Unplug and Play. The credit union has pledged $5,000 annually for the next thre...
Jan 20, 2025
Terrace Outpaces Prince Rupert in Reducing Compostable Waste at Thornhill Landfill
Terrace is performing better than Prince Rupert when it comes to keeping compostable materials out of the Thornhill landfill. The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District says 38 percent of trash collected s...
Jan 20, 2025
BC Firefighters Deployed to California to Battle Devastating Wildfires
Firefighters from Burns Lake and Houston are in California to assist with the devastating wildfires sweeping the state. The team, part of a BC Wildfire Service contingent, includes two supervisors fro...
Jan 17, 2025 hannatv / Depositphotos.com
B.C. Hydro Expands Renewables but Rejects Houston Wind Farm Proposal
B.C. Hydro is expanding renewable energy but has rejected a proposed wind farm near Houston. The 5,000-hectare KLO site, southeast of the Bulkley Valley, was not granted a purchase agreement in last D...
Jan 17, 2025
Rise Memorial Construction Set to Begin in February After Funding Setbacks
Construction on the Rise Memorial, a tribute to five men-including Kitimat's Cailen Vilness-who tragically died in a crane collapse in downtown Kelowna on July 12, 2021, is set to begin in February. T...
Jan 17, 2025
Indigenous Seafood Conference Tackles Fisheries Challenges in Prince Rupert
The second annual Indigenous Seafood Conference kicked off yesterday at the Crest Hotel in Prince Rupert. Hosted by the Native Fishing Association and the Native Brotherhood, the event brought togethe...
Jan 17, 2025 This photo was taken at the Indigenous Seafood Conference In Prince Rupert (Photo credit -Matt Fisher - CFNR)
Prince Rupert Faces $165K Fine for Waste Management Violations
B.C.'s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has fined the City of Prince Rupert $165,460 for non-compliance at three waste disposal sites. The city holds provincial permits to operate landfills,...
Jan 17, 2025
Volunteers Needed for Cancer Patient Transportation in Northern BC
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for volunteers in Prince Rupert, Terrace, and Kitimat to join its Wheels of Hope program. This initiative provides free transportation for cancer patients to att...
Jan 16, 2025
LNG Canada Flaring Activity Update
LNG Canada has announced that increased flaring activity, originally scheduled for December 17th, will now begin on January 20th and continue intermittently over a four-week period. This is part of th...
Jan 16, 2025
Spike in Mail Thefts Reported in Quesnel, RCMP Warn of Identity Theft Risk
Police in Quesnel are reporting a rise in mail thefts this week, following the end of the Canada Post strike. The Quesnel RCMP detachment says they've received five separate reports of rural mailboxes...
Jan 16, 2025