Category Archives: News
Coast Mountain College Foundation Introduces New Entrance Awards for First-Year Nursing Students, Amid Provincial Shortage
A new set of entrance awards, funded by the Coast Mountain College Foundation, aim to combat the on-going shortage of health care workers in BC. Since the pandemic, the College says they have been str...
Dec 06, 2022
Two First Nations communities receive funding for new compost systems
Two First Nations communities in the north are receiving provincial funding to stop their organic waste from entering landfills. The Kwadacha and Heiltsuk Nations are both receiving funding from the O...
Dec 06, 2022
Terrace Driver May Get a Write-Up with his Ticket After Getting Caught Speeding in Company Vehicle
A Terrace driver may be facing a write-up in addition to a ticket after being caught speeding in a company vehicle. RCMP were conducting patrols on Highway 37 on November 24th, when they caught the ve...
Dec 05, 2022
Wanted Man Takes Car and Escapes Lawful Custody at Wrinch Memorial Hospital in New Hazelton
UPDATE: A man who escaped lawful custody at a New Hazelton hospital earlier this week has been apprehended once again. 30 year-old Buddy Douglas Shanoss was initially arrested on charges of arson, ass...
Dec 05, 2022
Traditional Headdress Returned After Being Taken from Maiyoo Keyoh Territory Nearly 150 Years Ago
This weekend saw a 200 year-old traditional headdress returned to northern BC, nearly 150 years after it was originally taken. According to the Maiyoo Keyoh Society, the Susk'uz headdress was stolen b...
Dec 05, 2022
Terrace Woman Taken to Hospital with Non-Life Threatening Injuries After Being Stabbed in the Back
A Terrace woman received non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed in the back last week. On November 27th, Terrace RCMP were called out to a local shelter for reports that a man had stabbed a...
Dec 05, 2022
Province Hosting Virtual Avian Influenza Information Session Tonight, After 30 New Cases Emerge in BC Since November 16th
An on-going avian influenza outbreak has the province hosting a virtual information session for small-flock poultry owners. Led by government veterinary specialists, the session will focus on how owne...
Dec 05, 2022
Province Urges Parents to Get Flu Shots for Children Ahead of Holiday Season, as Hospital Emergency Rooms Fill Up
With emergency rooms across BC at their limits, the province is urging parents to get their children their flu shots, before the holidays. As most are painfully aware, there are currently multiple res...
Dec 05, 2022
Lax Kxeen Elementary plans to expand outdoor learning structure
Prince Rupert's Lax Kxeen Elementary School is hoping to expand their newly-constructed outdoor classroom to further promote active learning. With funding from the Prince Rupert Port Authority, an out...
Dec 05, 2022
Reducing Indigenous Racism in Health Care a Top Priority of Renewed Agreement Between Northern Health and UNBC
A long-standing Memorandum of Understanding between Northern Health and the University of Northern BC has been renewed. Initially established in 2010, the learning and research partnership agreement w...
Dec 05, 2022