Category Archives: News
Liberal MLA Ousted From Party After Sharing Social Media Posts Doubting Climate Change
Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad has been removed from the Liberal caucus, following online comments doubting climate change. Earlier in the week, Rustad shared an already disproven post questioning the ...
Aug 18, 2022
BC Crisis Line Workers Get Additional Counselling Access Amid Uptick in Calls During Extreme Heat and Wildfires
BC Crisis Line employees and volunteers will have access to additional counselling and training, amid an uptick in calls. Calls to the mental health crisis and suicide prevention lines in the province...
Aug 18, 2022
New Indigenous Housing Project to Bring 30 Units of Affordable Housing to Smithers
A new Indigenous housing project in Smithers is set to go ahead, with Council approving a number of proposed variances. That project is being undertaken by the Dze L K'ant Housing Society, and looks t...
Aug 18, 2022
Kermode Friendship Society and RCMP Seeking Information on Van Stolen from Terrace Chrysler Parking Lot
Terrace RCMP, and the Kermode Friendship Society, are seeking information which may help them locate a stolen van. Kermode says the van was stolen from the Terrace Chrysler lot sometime between 1:00 y...
Aug 18, 2022
Three Northern Projects Benefit From Provincial Community Revitalization Funding
Three projects in the North are among 8 benefiting from $5 million in fresh provincial funding to help build stronger local economies. Each of the funded projects support tourism, community revitaliza...
Aug 18, 2022
MP Taylor Bachrach Calls for Government to Bring Passport Office to Northern BC
With Canadians continuing to struggle to get access to passport services, MP Taylor Bachrach is calling on the government to open a passport office in Northern BC. While residents across the country a...
Aug 18, 2022
Lightning Causes Two New Fires in the Northwest, Both Remain Relatively Small
Two new wildfires which popped up in the Northwest Fire Centre yesterday are listed as lightning caused, and remain relatively small. One is located near the Cranberry Junction, north of Highway 37 al...
Aug 18, 2022
Extreme Heat Warning Extended to Sunday for Inland Sections of the Northcoast
Environment Canada has maintained a heat warning for inland sections of the north and central coasts, and has extended it through Sunday. In Terrace, Kitimat, and Bella Coola, temperatures are expecte...
Aug 18, 2022
Gidimt'en Members Say Department of Justice Has Requested a Delay in their Pipeline Route Harassment Lawsuit
Members of the Gidimt'en Clan say the Department of Justice has requested a delay in a lawsuit they filed over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. One of the five clans of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, the Gidim...
Aug 18, 2022
Multiple Kitimat Residents Learn Cars and Alcohol Don't Mix, After RCMP Responded to Multiple Incidents Over the Past Week
Kitimat RCMP are reminding residents that alcohol and cars don't mix, after responding to multiple related incidents over the past week. Last Friday, police were called out to a collision which left t...
Aug 18, 2022