Category Archives: News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 28, 2021
BC Heat Wave Has Hydro Bracing for High Usage
B-C Hydro says it expects the new record for peak hourly demand during the summer set over the weekend could be broken today as the heat wave peaks. The Crown utility says demand on Saturday night sur...
Jun 28, 2021
Gitwangak Suspicious Church Fire
New Hazelton RCMP are in the midst of investigating what was deemed to be a suspicious fire at an abandoned Gitwangak church that took place on Saturday. According to a media release from the RCMP, po...
Jun 28, 2021