Category Archives: News

Queen Charlotte RCMP looking for stolen vehicle
RCMP on Haida Gwaii are looking for a stolen vehicle. Investigators say a white, 2011 Ford Expedition was taken from in front of the Skidegate Ferry Terminal between 2:15 and 2:30 Thursday morning. Th...
Craig Ellis Sep 20, 2019

Comments sought on proposed LNG project near Kitimat
The federal government is asking for comment on a proposed LNG project in northwest B.C. Cedar LNG Export Development Ltd. wants to build and operate a floating liquefied natural gas facility and expo...
Craig Ellis Sep 20, 2019

Ocean Wise AquaVan set to visit Terrace
The Ocean Wise AquaVan is headed to the communities in northern B.C. from September 16th to October 9th. Ocean Wise is sending a team of four educators and some fascinating aquatic ambassadors who are...
Rob Young Sep 19, 2019

Brain says Alaska wants to keep ferry service afloat, but federal waters remain murky
Prince Rupert's mayor says he presented a range of options to save the Alaska ferry service to the North Coast. Lee Brain met earlier this week with senior state officials in Juneau, including Transpo...
Craig Ellis Sep 19, 2019

Murder charges laid in the death of a missing man
Williams Lake RCMP say murder charges have been laid in connection with the death of a man reported missing last month. The body of Branton Regner was pulled from the Fraser River August 27, about thr...
Craig Ellis Sep 19, 2019

Fort St. John RCMP say two pedestrians killed in apparent hit and run
RCMP in northeastern B.C. say a driver has surrendered to police after two people died Wednesday in what appears to be a hit and run. The Fort St. John RCMP detachment says police were notified at abo...
Craig Ellis Sep 19, 2019

Coastal B.C. Clean up
Groups throughout southern B.C. are coming together to clean up our coastlines. The Ocean Legacy Foundation has collected more than 157,000 pounds of marine debris during its first year in 2014. There...
Rob Young Sep 19, 2019

Federal Election Indigenous Issues Twitter Tracker
A group of Canadian researchers led by Jean-Francois Savard of ENAP have launched a tool to track the attention given to Indigenous issues on twitter. The tool analyzes when and how candidates in this...
Rob Young Sep 19, 2019

Support for clean energy for First Nations
Four First Nations are moving ahead with clean-energy projects that will reduce greenhouse gases and lead to substantial cost savings for their communities. The province granted more than $930,...
Rob Young Sep 19, 2019

Tolko announces reductions at its Soda Creek and Armstrong mills
Tolko is reducing production at two of its interior lumber mills. The company says its cutting production at the Armstrong stud mill and the Soda Creek operation near Williams Lake by 20 percent. Tolk...
Craig Ellis Sep 18, 2019