Category Archives: 2023

Ground-Penetrating Radar Reveals 17 Possible Unmarked Graves at Site of Former Alberni Indian Residential School
Warning: this story contains distressing and traumatic details regarding residential schools. Anyone experiencing trauma or impacted by the tragedy can reach out to the 24 hour Residential School Cris...
Jeff Blagden Feb 22, 2023

Number of First Nations Language Learners in BC Grew by 20% Between 2018 and 2022, According to New Report
Recent investments in revitalizing Indigenous languages are paying off, according to a new report from the First Peoples' Cultural Council. Every four years since 2010, the Council has published a new...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023 Report cover art provided by the First Peoples' Cultural Council: g̱anaaw̓ ada maay̓ by Lucy Trimble Hlgu Maksguum g̱anaaw̓

Cedar LNG Provides Funding to Develop a Business Case for Bringing a Withdrawal Management and Treatment Centre to the Northwest
Funding has finally been secured to develop a business case for bringing a withdrawal management and treatment centre to the Northwest. Local communities have been arguing the human cost factor as a r...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023

Innovative Project Creates a Mixed-Stand of Coniferous and Deciduous Trees Around Granisle to Reduce Wildfire Risks
An innovative project to reduce wildfire risks and future threats around the Village of Granisle has now wrapped up. Since 2020, the Babine Lake Community Forest has been working to surround the villa...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023

Prince Rupert RCMP Looking to Identify Arson Suspect Following Two Fires at the Same Residence in Less than a Month
Police are on the lookout for a suspected arsonist following a pair of fires at the same Prince Rupert residence in less than a month. On the morning of January 30th, RCMP were called out to the home ...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023

Nuxalk Totem Pole Completes 1,000 km Journey Home, More than 100 Years After Being Taken
Hundreds of Nuxalk Nation members gathered in Bella Coola yesterday to welcome a stolen totem pole home for the first time in a century. Carved by Chief Louie Snuxyaltwa in the 1800s, the pole was sto...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023 Royal BC Museums former "Hall of Totems" exhibition. Courtesy of Royal BC Museum.
2023 All Native Basketball Tournament :: Women's Division
63rd Annual All Native Basketball Tournament 2023 Women's Division Thank you to our sponsors! There is a scroll bar at the bottom of the score window. Scroll left or right to see all the games.There i...
Rob Young Feb 18, 2023
2023 All Native Basketball Tournament :: Senior Men's Division
63rd Annual All Native Basketball Tournament 2023 Senior Men's Division Thank you to our sponsors! There is a scroll bar at the bottom of the score window. Scroll left or right to see all the games.Th...
Rob Young Feb 18, 2023
2023 All Native Basketball Tournament :: Masters Division
63rd Annual All Native Basketball Tournament 2023 Masters Division Thank you to our sponsors! There is a scroll bar at the bottom of the score window. Scroll left or right to see all the games.There i...
Rob Young Feb 18, 2023

BC Oil and Gas Commission Gets Named Change, Expanded Board to Increase Oversight and Modernize
New changes to the BC Oil and Gas Commission are intended to increase oversight and modernize the province's energy regulator. From now on, the Commission will be known simply as the BC Energy Regulat...
Jeff Blagden Feb 17, 2023