Category Archives: News
Williams Lake RCMP looking to identify man connected to fraudulent activity
The Williams Lake RCMP are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying a male who is connected to reported fraudulent activity at the Royal Bank in Williams Lake. In December of 2019, the W...
Apr 01, 2020
Coast Mountain announces $40,000 in emergency relief for students
Coast Mountain College and Coast Mountain Foundation will boost funding to student Emergency Bursaries during a time of need amid the Covid-19 pandemic. They will be making an additional $40,000 avail...
Apr 01, 2020
5 new deaths reported among other announcements made today
There have been 43 new test positive cases today, and a total of 15 cases in Northern Health. There are now 507 people that are recovered and out of isolation. There are now 19 long term care homes, a...
Mar 31, 2020
Drugs and firearms seized from residence in Village of Old Masset
In the evening of Mar. 13, a search warrant was executed by the Masset RCMP. This was in response to complaints of suspicious activity at a residence in the Village of Old Masset. Quantities of suspec...
Mar 31, 2020
Lax Kw'alaams closes community
Lax Kw'alaams has taken a major step to protect their community against the spread of Covid-19. The community has officially been closed as a safety precaution. With the knowledge that the community h...
Mar 31, 2020
970 total cases reported in B.C. with 48 percent now being considered fully recovered
In the last two days there have been 86 new cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 14 cases in Northern Health. There are also two more deaths to report bringing the total to 19. There have been 4...
Mar 30, 2020
LNG Canada giving $500,000 to support Covid-19 Community Response
LNG Canada announced on Friday that it will commit $500,000 to support the community response to Covid-19 in both Kitimat and Terrace. "The COVID-19 pandemic is putting tremendous stress on our commun...
Mar 30, 2020
Rio Tinto supports local community with donation of masks to RCMP
The Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) team in Kitimat had members from Kitimat RCMP come by the offices to get fit tested for one of the 25 half masks with filters. Observing current rules including physical ...
Mar 27, 2020
Only food vendors to be allowed at Farmers Markets moving forward
Dr. Bonnie Henry has given an additional order today regarding the ongoing battle against Covid-19. She has called for all Farmers Markets to only allow food to be sold at these events. Henry says tha...
Mar 27, 2020
Kitsumkalum is closed to visitors
A sign is posted in Kitsumkalum. The sign says that the First Nation is closed at this time to visitors due to Covid-19. This is due to the increasing protocol around reduced social gatherings and phy...
Mar 27, 2020