Category Archives: News

Province approves hospital upgrade in Fort St. James
It's full steam ahead for the new hospital in Fort St. James. The new Stuart Lake Hospital will be state of the art and will provide better health care and create more jobs. The project is ready for c...
Rob Young Jan 20, 2020

Another blast of winter closes Terrace/Kitimat schools
The Coast Mountains School District has closed facilities in Terrace and Kitimat due to extreme winter weather. The district says schools were shut down due to "unsafe conditions of the highways, side...
Craig Ellis Jan 20, 2020

Snowfall warning issued for...wait for it...Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii residents may have to dig out the shovels this weekend. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the islands with 10 to 20 centimetres expected Friday night. Forecastes say war...
Craig Ellis Jan 17, 2020
Business plan for Mills Hospital renewed
John Horgan had roundtable discussions today with local businesses here in Terrace. The talks were about their concerns, hopes and challenges. The impacts of LNG were of concern in regards to business...
Rob Young Jan 17, 2020

The Gitxsan Hereditary chiefs have extended support to the Wet'suwet'en
The Gitxsan Hereditary chiefs have extended their support to the Wet'suwet'en. The Gitxsan plan to keep an eye on the RCMP to ensure that land issues are resolved peacefully and collaboratively. The C...
Rob Young Jan 17, 2020

Prince George RCMP seeking robbery suspect
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a robbery that had just occurred at a retail store on the 600 block of Central St. A lone male attempted to steal approximately $2...
Rob Young Jan 17, 2020

Haisla artist's work gets the royal treatment
A Haisla artist's work got a royal display recently. A pendant carved by Hollie Bartlett, who is based in Vancouver, was gifted to Meghan Markle during a visit Tuesday to non-profit group Justice for ...
Craig Ellis Jan 16, 2020

Premier on northern B.C. tour, but Wet'suwet'en meeting not on the agenda
Premier John Horgan will be in Northern British Columbia for the next couple of days. Horgan will be touring the LNG Canada site near Kitimat Friday morning and will be holding a question and answer s...
Craig Ellis Jan 16, 2020

"Denying racism will not move us forward," says Heiltsuk Nation to BMO
The Heiltsuk Nation says BMO's announcement of an Indigenous Advisory Council would normally be a good first step. But a statement from the First Nation says the bank's continued denial that racism an...
Craig Ellis Jan 16, 2020

BMO to establish Indigenous advisory council after Heiltsuk man and granddaughter handcuffed
BMO Financial Group says it is establishing an advisory council of Indigenous leaders from across the country after an Indigenous man from Bella Bella and his 12-year-old granddaughter were handcuffed...
Craig Ellis Jan 16, 2020