Category Archives: News
The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations hosting its 17th Annual General Meeting virtually this year
The Meeting will be held over two days, today and tomorrow and will involve discussion and passing of resolutions, financial updates and other business. Special guests include Minister of Indigenous S...
Nov 17, 2020
Canada Post introduces strategy to strengthen Indigenous and Northern relationships
Canada Post is announcing a strategy to renew its long-standing relationship with First Nations, Metis and Inuit people as well as Northern Communities. Canada Post will commit to undertaking shared p...
Nov 17, 2020
Provincial Health Officer's Op-ed
The following is an op-ed written by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry released yesterday afternoon: British Columbians have been nimble in adapting their individual actions to slow the sprea...
Nov 17, 2020
Snow expected to hit Terrace and Kitimat today
Inland sections off the North Coast will likely be getting a blast of winter today. A deep low pressure system off Vancouver Island will be moving north towards Terrace and Kitimat and bringing a fair...
Nov 17, 2020
BC Hydro report finds people mistaking pandemic preparedness with outage preparedness
A new report by B.C. Hydro finds that people feel more prepared for storm-related power outages after stocking up on household supplies for COVID-19, despite most not having an emergency kit or plan. ...
Nov 16, 2020
National Restorative Justice week is no underway
It's National Restorative Justice week across Canada. The aim of this week is to raise awareness of restorative justice approaches to crime. The criminal justice system deals with offenders, while res...
Nov 16, 2020
City of Terrace Council appoints new Chief Administrative Officer
Kris Boland, CPA, CGA has accepted the role and will assume duties effective January 1, 2021. He replaces outgoing Heather Avison, who is retiring on November 30, after 10 years in the role and 28 in ...
Nov 16, 2020
Snowfall warnings in place for parts of Northern B.C.
Some snowfall warnings are in place for Northern B.C.. Bulkley Valley and the Lakes District is currently under a snowfall warning. Amounts of 10 to 20 cm are expected. Snow will begin near midnight o...
Nov 16, 2020
617 new cases of Covid-19 reported in B.C.
Health Officials gave the latest Covid-19 numbers in their Friday press release. Today there were 617 new cases of Covid-19 reported bringing the total in B.C. to 20,985. That brings the total number ...
Nov 13, 2020
Haisla Nation reaches milestone with vote to approve partnership agreement for the Cedar LNG project
The Haisla Nation has reached a milestone with a vote to approve the partnership agreement for the Cedar LNG project. The vote took place on October 30 and was with Pacific Traverse Energy (PTE), a Va...
Nov 13, 2020