Category Archives: News
Two more cases confirmed in the Nass Valley
Nisga'a Valley Health Authority has provided another update on Covid case counts. The Health Authority received confirmation of two more positive cases. The total number of positive Covid-19 cases is ...
Dec 02, 2020
RCMP seeking witnesses to multiple tire slashing's
Fort St. John RCMP are investigating multiple tire slashing's that occurred over the same night. On Friday, November 27 RCMP received multiple reports by owners who woke up to their tires being slashe...
Dec 02, 2020
City of Terrace taking written feedback on the upcoming budget
It's budget time for the City of Terrace. The beginning of their budget timeline started yesterday where Council deliberated on the upcoming 2021 budget. Now it's the publics turn to give their input ...
Dec 02, 2020
DriveBC releases update on closed Stewart road
Some downed hydro lines closed a road in Stewart earlier this week. The lines went down between Hyder and Vancouver St.. DriveBC has released an expected time of reopening. The estimated time to reope...
Dec 02, 2020
9 more cases confirmed at the LNG Canada project site in Kitimat
Northern Health has provided an update regarding the outbreak at the LNG Canada Project site in Kitimat. As of today a total of 52 employees have tested positive for Covid-19, an increase of 9 since t...
Dec 01, 2020
Funding announced for emergency rescue support in rural and remote communities
The government of B.C. is providing funding for emergency rescue support for rural and remote communities. The announcement was made in a press release today that $1 million was to be put towards thes...
Dec 01, 2020
Wind warning in effect for B.C.'s coastal sections
A wind warning is now in effect for coastal B.C. Haida Gwaii could see up to 110km winds today. Strong winds may also hit exposed coastal sections, Prince Rupert is expecting 50 to 70km winds today. F...
Dec 01, 2020
RCMP honour officers combating impaired driving
Seven police officers are being honoured for removing impaired drivers from the roads. These officers have been named to Alexa's Team. The team was created to honour police officers in B.C. for their ...
Dec 01, 2020
7 new Covid-19 cases confirmed by the Nisga'a Valley Health Authority
A local state of emergency remains in effect in the Nass Valley as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. The Nisga'a Lisims Government made the announcement November 26th after a number of cases were trace...
Dec 01, 2020
New report finds Indigenous people face widespread racism at the point of care
The lead investigator into a report examining racism in B.C.'s health care system has provided the data from her report today. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said the report found no organized "Price is Rig...
Nov 30, 2020