Category Archives: News

18 Remote and Indigenous Northern Communities Receive Funding to Continue and Improve Shuttle Bus Service
Continued and improved shuttle bus service is on the way for 18 remote and Indigenous communities in northern BC, thanks to fresh provincial funding. Organizations participating in the freshly named N...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

Quesnel Fire Hall #1 Temporarily Moves as Renovations Pick Up
Renovations to Quesnel Fire Hall Number 1 beginning today have prompted a temporary move for crews and equipment. While construction is underway, the Hall will operate out of the old Johnston Loop pub...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

Canada Post Community Foundation Opens Applications for New Truth and Reconciliation Signature Grant
Applications for the Canada Post Community Foundation's 2022 grants have now opened, with a special new grant for initiatives that advance reconciliation. Titled the Truth and Reconciliation Signature...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

BC creating Hydrogen office as part of Hydrogen strategy
Premier John Horgan announced today that BC will begin creating a Hydrogen Office as a part of the province's Hydrogen Strategy. This office will exist as a standalone group in the government and its ...
Rob Young Mar 31, 2022

New Partnership Between Skeena Resources and Area Schools Will Send Tahltan Students to Whistler for Art Exhibit
A group of Tahltan students will be headed to Whistler for the opening of an art exhibit, thanks to a new partnership. That partnership will see Skeena Resources Limited team up with the Dease Lake Sc...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

Review Finds RCMP Bias Free Policing Model to be Inadequate, Insufficient and Unclear
A new report by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission calls the RCMP's bias-free policing model inadequate, insufficient, and unclear. That report looked in to the new training and policy mode...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

Meetings Between Pope and Delegates from the Assembly of First Nations Began this Morning
Today marks the fourth day of meetings between the Pope and Indigenous delegations from Canada in Rome, and the final day of private audiences. Meetings between Pope Francis and the last of the three ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

Recreational Activities in Prince Rupert Altered as All Native Basketball Tournament Approaches
With the start of the All Native Basketball Tournament just a few days out, some temporary recreation changes are on the way in Prince Rupert. Tomorrow, the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre will be open for l...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

Haisla Chief Councillor Pens Article in Response to Celebrities Denouncing LNG
Haisla Chief Councillor Crystal Smith is firing back at Hollywood celebrities, like Mark Ruffalo, who have taken aim at LNG. In an opinion article posted on the National Post, Smith writes about her N...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022

March 31st Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 291 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. Of the new cases, 19 come from Northern Health, while 102 are from the Interior. There are 276 active Covid hospitalizations ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022