Category Archives: News
City of Quesnel announces opening of Sprout Kitchen Food Hub
The City of Quesnel has announced the opening of the Sprout Kitchen Food Hub at 101 Marsh Dr. The Food Hub was made possible through funding from the Province of B.C. and Northern Development Initiati...
Mar 29, 2021
Covid-19 outbreak declared at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
Northern Health has declared a Covid-19 outbreak at the Patient Care Unit At Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. The declaration comes following lab-confirmed cases among patients at the unit. There are ...
Mar 29, 2021
Majagaleehl Gali Aks school to reopen
Majagaleehl Gali Aks Elementary school will be opening as of Monday, March 29. The Gitanmaax Band Council confirmed it this morning that access will now be permitted through the Gitanmaax Reserve. The...
Mar 26, 2021
Province announces funding to help connectivity in Coastal Communities
More connectivity investments will be coming to B.C.'s Coastal Communities. The B.C. Government announced that people in coastal communities like, Cortes Island, Bella Coola, Skidegate, Zeballos and Q...
Mar 26, 2021
Nisga'a Valley Health Authority confirms 5 new Covid-19 cases
The Nisga'a Valley Health Authority has released an update regarding their Covid-19 case counts. Since the last update, which was March 24, there have been five additional cases confirmed. Four people...
Mar 26, 2021
BCCDC release weekly regional Covid-19 case data
The BCCDC has released their weekly Covid-19 case numbers for the period of March 14 to March 20. Prince Rupert remains the highest in the Northern Health Region at 113 total cases. Prince Rupert cont...
Mar 26, 2021
Taylor Bachrach continues to push for rail safety in the Northwest
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has questioned the Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra on rail safety during Parliamentary hearings. Bachrach has asked for a regional risk assessment in Northwe...
Mar 26, 2021
New UBC Research finds female salmon die at a much higher rate than male salmon
New UBC research has found that female adult sockeye from the Fraser River are dying at a significantly higher rate than their male counterparts on the journey back to their spawning grounds. Lead res...
Mar 25, 2021
Leonard Marchand appointed as Justice of Appeal
David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced yesterday the appointment of Leonard Marchand as the Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Marchand...
Mar 25, 2021
Smithers RCMP searching for wanted man
RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Bobby Tyler Quock. He is wanted for, failure to comply, assault causing bodily harm, assault, obstructing a police offer, uttering theats and possessi...
Mar 25, 2021