Category Archives: News
Coast Tsimshian oppose herring openings
The Lax Kw'alaams band and the Metlakatla First Nation are asserting that the Herring Integrated Fisheries Management plan was seriously flawed and ignored the fundamental obligations of the DFO. The ...
Mar 22, 2021
Residents of Fort St. James and the surrounding area move closer to getting a modern hospital
The people of Fort St. James and the surrounding areas are a step closer to a modern hospital as new steps are taken for the new Stuart Lake hospital. Northern Health requested and received proposals ...
Mar 22, 2021
Nisga'a Valley Health Authority provides Covid-19 update
The Nisga'a Valley Health Authority has provided an update on their Covid-19 case counts. There has been zero new additional positive test results and two people have recovered. Currently there are tw...
Mar 22, 2021
Northern Health declares Covid-19 outbreak at Brucejack Mine over
Northern Health has declared the Covid-19 outbreak at the Pretium Resources Brucejack Mine as over. In total, there have been 51 total lab confirmed cases that are associated with the outbreak. There ...
Mar 22, 2021
B.C. Government introduces improvements to the Home Adaptation Program
The province is set to make improvements to a program that helps seniors and people with permanent disabilities or diminished abilities with the cost of making adaptations to their homes for independe...
Mar 19, 2021
Airports in the north receiving provincial funding
Airports in the north are set to receive a boost thanks to some provincial funding. There's $9.28 million that has been allocated as part of B.C.'s Covid-19 economic recovery plan and B.C. Air Access ...
Mar 19, 2021
First Nations Climate Initiative receives federal funding
The First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI) has received $1 million in federal funding. The funding is coming through Natural Resources Canada, as part of the Indigenous Natural Resources Partnership....
Mar 19, 2021
BCCDC data shows drop in Covid-19 cases in Terrace
The BCCDC has released their weekly Covid-19 data for March 7 to March 13. The Northern Health Region continues to see a drop in numbers. Terrace saw a significant drop in cases in this period recordi...
Mar 19, 2021
Fish weirs discovered in Minette Bay
A fish weir was discovered in Minette Bay that solidifies the Haisla Nation's history in the territory. A blessing ceremony was held by the Haisla Nation back in August for the newly discovered fish w...
Mar 18, 2021
Northwest B.C. receives high share of federal infrastructure funding
Skeena Bulkey Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has released data that indicates Northwest B.C. has received a significantly higher share of federal infrastructure spending per person than the rest of the pro...
Mar 18, 2021