Category Archives: News
Tourism in Kitimat Looking to Bounce Back in 2022 With New Renos, Rentals, and Digital Support
Last year was a rough one for the tourism industry, but the District of Kitimat is looking to bounce back strong this year. In 2021, the District saw just 453 total tourist visits, down from 1,677 in ...
Mar 8, 2022
Canada and Vancouver Island-Based First Nation Reach Settlement Over Generations Old Land Dispute
Canada and the Ts'uubaa-asatx Nation have reached an agreement to settle a grievance more than 100 years later. In 1911, 22.5 acres of land was cut from Lake Cowichan Reserve 1 by Canada, and sold to ...
Mar 8, 2022
Northern Health Taking Health Order Defying Prince George Nightclub to Court
Northern Health is taking a defiant Prince George nightclub to court in yet another attempt to shut it down. Yesterday, the Health Authority filed a civil lawsuit, and injunction request, against the ...
Mar 8, 2022 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health
Kitimat Water Rates Could Take a 13.9% Jump This Year
For the first time in quite a while, water rates could be taking a leap in the District of Kitimat. During yesterday's regular meeting, council agreed on the structure for the water rate bylaw, which ...
Mar 8, 2022
New Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Program Introduced in Honour of International Women's Day
In honour of International Women's Day, the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association are launching a new program. Alongside 32 of their Aboriginal Financial Institutions, they will begin o...
Mar 8, 2022 Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Program (CNW Group/National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association)
Joint Federal and Provincial Investment Promises High-Speed Internet to All of BC by 2027
Everyone living in BC will have access to high-speed internet by 2027, thanks to a new joint investment by the province and Ottawa. That investment will see a total of 830 million dollars go toward cl...
Mar 8, 2022
Large Commercial Development Proposed for Kitimat receives Development Permit
A large commercial development proposed for Kitimat is moving forward, after checking a few more bureaucratic check boxes. Proposed for a sub-divided lot at 36 Highway 37, the development would featur...
Mar 8, 2022
March 8th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 997 new cases of Covid-19 over the three days between Saturday and Monday. That works out to an average of 332 cases per day. Of the new cases, 79 come from Northern Heal...
Mar 8, 2022
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs Demand RBC Pull Funding from CGL Pipeline by March 11th
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs are demanding the Royal Bank of Canada pull out of financing the Coastal GasLink pipeline project. On March 25th, Chiefs met with leadership from RBC and City National B...
Mar 7, 2022
Plot of Land Formerly Owned by Westbank First Nation Sold for Millions Below Value
A plot of land formerly owned by the Westbank First Nation has been sold for millions of dollars less than it was worth, according to a recent report. Conducted by retired provincial judge Marion Bull...
Mar 7, 2022