Category Archives: News

Tighter Water Restrictions For RDKS
Tighter Water Restrictions are now implemented for the residents of the Thornhill and North Terrace water systems. In a news release from the regional district of Kitimat Stikine, residents are being ...
Craig Ellis Jun 29, 2021 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

BC Set For The Next Step In Returning To Normal
Both Personal gatherings and many businesses are being allowed to return to the way they operated before the pandemic this week as B.C. public health officials have officially given the green light to...
Craig Ellis Jun 29, 2021

Port Authority Spawns Grant for Coho and Chinook Salmon Enhancement
The Prince Rupert Port Authority is floating a $60,000 grant upstream to the Toboggan Creek Hatchery in Smithers to help improve Coho and Chinook salmon productivity. The funding commitment from the p...
Craig Ellis Jun 29, 2021

Summer Heat Means More Fire Restrictions
The B-C Wildfire Service has banned campfires across the province starting at noon tomorrow. The ban will remain in effect until October 15th, as will a ban on larger open fires announced last week. C...
Craig Ellis Jun 29, 2021

Funding for Residential School investigations.
The province of BC is providing 12-million dollars in funding to help First Nations investigate or commemorate residential school sites where children's remains may be located. It says a number...
Rob Young Jun 28, 2021

Terrace Sprinklers banned
The city of Terrace has just placed a ban on any lawn and garden sprinkling with the record heat wave continuing to bear down on most of B.C. According to the city's data, water consumption has...
Rob Young Jun 28, 2021

Fast and Furious High Speed Pursuit On Highway 16
A high speed chase Friday evening on highway 16 which was believed to have begun in Prince Rupert, held up traffic and presumably ended with an arrest. Witnesses report a black car was travelling east...
Craig Ellis Jun 28, 2021

Prince Rupert dock workers suspension reduced
The 94 ILWU Local 505 workers that were suspended for refusing to cross a picket line in protest of an Israeli-linked container ship have had their suspension reduced from 4 days without pay to one. I...
Rob Young Jun 28, 2021

Kitimat Water Quality Advisory
Due to high turbidity levels in the Kitimat river, residents are being cautioned to avoid tap water. Officials says a water quality advisory is in place because of elevated turbidity levels in the riv...
Craig Ellis Jun 28, 2021

City Of Terrace Keeping Things Cool
With the continued heat warning in effect throughout much of the province, the city of Terrace has set up a cooling center to help citizens beat the heat. The cooling centre is located at the main are...
Craig Ellis Jun 28, 2021