Category Archives: 2023
Avalanche Canada Advises Residents of the North Coast to Avoid Natural Avalanche Terrain Today as Risks Remain Dangerously High
Avalanche Canada is advising residents of the North Coast to avoid travel near all natural avalanche terrain today. Danger ratings remain locked at stage 4 for sections of the north coast west of Kitw...
Feb 09, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Officer Takes Polar Plunge for Special Olympics BC, Challenges Other Detachments to do the Same
One Prince Rupert RCMP officer is getting a headstart on a chilling fundraiser, and challenging other detachments to do the same. Constable Brodie Hemrich took a dive into the frigid waters of Seal Co...
Feb 09, 2023
Environment Canada Warns of Rapidly Changing Conditions as Heavy Snow and Rain Continue to Mix in the Northwest
Environment Canada is warning of rapidly changing weather and road conditions in the northwest today. A snowfall warning has been maintained covering inland sections of the North Coast, with up to 10 ...
Feb 09, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Request Public Assistance to Locate Woman Wanted on Multiple Warrants from 2020
Prince Rupert RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate a woman wanted on multiple warrants from 2020. 25 year-old Chante Leah Low is wanted on counts of assault and mischief under $5,000. She is d...
Feb 08, 2023 Photo courtesy of Prince Rupert RCMP
Skeena Sawmills Announces Indefinite Temporary Shutdown of Operations Following Three Week Log Scale Closure
Skeena Sawmills has become the latest forestry company to implement a temporary shutdown as a result of the weak lumber market. High operating costs, a weak fibre supply, and regulatory changes have f...
Feb 08, 2023
AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald Says First Nations will not be Advocated for, Following Exclusion from Health Care Talks
First Nations leaders are speaking out over their exclusion from health care talks between the Provinces and Ottawa this week. Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a new plan for the tw...
Feb 08, 2023
Man Who Opened Fire on a Kitwanga Rest Stop Arrested After Fleeing Police Across the Northwest
Two RCMP detachments teamed up on Monday to arrest a man who opened fire on a Kitwanga rest stop, before fleeing across the northwest. Witnesses reported the man pulling into the lot in a pick-up truc...
Feb 08, 2023
Prince Rupert's Port Interpretive Centre Set to Close Down Beginning Next Week to Allow for Renovations
Big changes are in store for the Prince Rupert Port Authority's Port Interpretive Centre, as it gets set to undergo renovations. Upgrades to the facility, which also serves as the Visitor Information ...
Feb 08, 2023 Photo provided by the Prince Rupert Port Authority.
Prince Rupert Switches Back Over to Primary Water Supply, Following the Completion of the Woodworth Dam Replacement
Work to replace the Woodworth Dam in Prince Rupert has now wrapped up, allowing the City to switch back to their primary water supply. Construction of the new dam began in 2020 with the intent of crea...
Feb 08, 2023
Coalition Calls for Ottawa to Earmark $6 billion to Develop National Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy
Representatives from the National Urban Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy Coalition are calling on Ottawa to fund that strategy. They are urging the Federal government to fulfill their co...
Feb 07, 2023