Category Archives: News
PPE drive to help support Mills Memorial Hospital
There is currently a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers. Donations of all equipment including, gowns, gloves, masks and eye protection are needed in high quantities....
Mar 25, 2020
Rio Tinto donates $50,000 to Kitimat General Hospital Foundation
Rio Tinto announced today that it will donate $50,000 to the Kitimat General Hospital Foundation, to ensure that supplies needed in the ongoing battle against Covid-19 are available. "It will be used ...
Mar 25, 2020
$82 billion aid package passes in the House of Commons
This morning the House of Commons passed the bill to free up $82 billion in Covid-19 relief, the bill is now in front of the senate. The Federal Government is also delaying the time to pay student loa...
Mar 25, 2020
Air Canada suspends flights into Smithers Regional Airport
Air Canada suspends flights into the Smithers Regional Airport for the remainder of Mar. 2020. Essential airport services will continue to be maintained. Airport staff has been directed to take approp...
Mar 25, 2020
Haisla Nation Council requesting limitation of non-essential traffic to Kitamaat Village
The Haisla Nation Council is respectfully requesting that all traffic into Kitamaat Village be limited to local residents, employees and people conducting business on behalf of the organization. This ...
Mar 24, 2020
City of Prince Rupert issuing new orders in fight against Covid-19
Following the declaration of a state of local emergency the City of Prince Rupert is issuing two orders. The first being that all foreign and domestic travelers, with the exception of essential servic...
Mar 24, 2020
9 total cases of Covid-19 in Northern health with provincial total at 617
There has been 145 new cases of Covid-19 in the last two days, bringing the provincial total of test positive cases to 617. There are nine cases in Northern Health. We also now have 173 people being c...
Mar 24, 2020
Work on Big Bar Landslide continues
At this time, the COVID-19 outbreak has not caused significant delays to the work at the Big Bar landslide. Prime contractor Peter Kiewit Sons ULC is taking additional health and safety precautions, i...
Mar 24, 2020
Playgrounds and ice rinks have been closed in the Village of Telkwa
Playgrounds and ice rinks in the Village of Telkwa have been closed until further notice. People are encouraged to talk with youth in their household about the importance of social distancing. The Gov...
Mar 24, 2020
Haida Gwaii governments have declared a state of emergency
Haida Gwaii's governments have all declared a state of emergency. The Council of the Haida Nation, Skidegate Band Council, Old Masset Village Council, Village of Queen Charlotte, Village of Port Cleme...
Mar 23, 2020