Category Archives: News

Kitimat road closed tomorrow to undergo repairs
Tomorrow, a street of Kitimat is going to be closed for repairs but the repairs are not for the road itself. Between 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m tomorrow, Lahakas Blvd, which is located between Haisla Blvd. ...
Rob Young Jan 24, 2022

SD52 Trustees Discuss Designating a Trustee Seat for Indigenous Representation
A decision on whether or not to keep a Prince Rupert School District trustee seat open for Indigenous representation only, has been tabled for now. On December 16th, the BC Teachers' Federation sent o...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Quesnel RCMP Arrest Man in Relation to Wednesday Stabbing
Quesnel RCMP have charged a man in relation to a stabbing from last Wednesday. At around 5:30 Wednesday evening, BCEHS notified police of a man who was in need of urgent medical attention. When they a...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

South Cariboo and North Shore Rescue Crews Team Up to Save Injured Snowmobiler
North Shore Rescue were called to the Interior this weekend to help rescue an injured snowmobiler. South Cariboo Search and Rescue initially received a call of an injured rider on Big Timothy Mountain...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Williams Lake RCMP Looking for Tips in Suspicious Death Investigation
A disturbance call in Williams Lake from Saturday has prompted RCMP to launch a suspicious death investigation. Police were called out to a residence on Carson Avenue just before 6:00 yesterday mornin...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Kitimat and Haisla Nation Fire Departments Team Up to Tackle MK Bay Marina Fire
A ship fire which sparked in Kitimat this weekend had two fire crews springing in to action. According to Kitimat Fire Department, the blaze, which popped up at MK Bay Marina in the afternoon, was cha...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022 Photo Posted to Kitimat Firefighter Paramedics Facebook Page

Replica of the Witness Blanket Coming to Northern BC Museums and Galleries this Summer
A replica of a famous art installation commemorating the tragic legacy of Residential Schools, is making the rounds in northern BC. In 2009, master carver Carey Newman began designing a quilt-like art...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022 Photo by Aaron Cohen of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Droves of Truckers Headed to Ottawa to Challenge Border Vaccine Mandate
Droves of truckers are headed from the west coast to Ottawa in an effort to challenge newly installed vaccination mandates. On January 15th, new mandates took effect requiring all truckers to be vacci...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

January 24th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 2,364 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. That brings the province's active case total to 33,997, with 924 in hospital, and 130 in ICU. Of the new cases, 190 come ...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Federal Government giving out asset management funding to BC communities
Ottawa is helping 36 BC communities to build stronger communities through better asset management. Those communities will benefit from a combined 1.6 million dollars in federal funding through the Mun...
Rob Young Jan 21, 2022