Category Archives: News
City Shuffles Terrace Community Forest Reserve Funding Among Projects
Some changes are being made to 10 projects funded through the Terrace Community Forest Reserve fund. Included in those changes are the removal of the Howe Creek East Extension and Howe Creek Landfear ...
Jeff Blagden Apr 26, 2022
Northern Electoral Districts at Risk of Being Merged with Protections for Rural Ridings Removed
For the first time in nearly a decade, Northern BC's provincial electoral district boundaries could be at risk of changing in 2022. Restrictions put in place in 2014 protecting northern districts whic...
Jeff Blagden Apr 26, 2022
Sheena Johansen Elected as Fifth Councillor for the Village of Gitwinksihlkw
Sheena Johansen has been elected to fill the vacant fifth councillor spot for the Village of Gitwinksihlkw. Johansen nabbed 39 of 91 total accepted votes in last Wednesday's election, beating out runn...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022
Sergeant Steve Ackles Posthumously Named BC's 28th Conservation Officer of the Year
Sergeant Steve Ackles has been named as the recipient of the 28th annual Conservation Officer of the Year Award. Ackles, who last served in Prince George, was given the award posthumously after passin...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022
Settlement Agreement Reached Between Tsawwassen First Nation Over English Bluff Specific Claim
An agreement has been reached between Canada and the Tsawwassen First Nation regarding the English Bluff Specific Claim. Initially submitted in 2013, the claim relates to the government's failure to a...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022
Usk Chapel seriously damaged by fire on Friday
Early Friday Morning, the Usk Chapel, located northeast of Terrace, was seriously damaged by a fire. The Thornhill Fire Department was called out to the fire at 6:30 in the morning and discovered that...
Cael Maslin Apr 25, 2022
Old Storage Locker Discovered Containing Residential School Settlement Claimant Documents Under Review
An old secure storage locker has been discovered in the Northwest Territories which may hold additional Residential School records. Previously held by a now-defunct third party organization funded by ...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022
Ferry Island in Terrace Closed Today; East Parking Lot Closed Through Wednesday
Ferry Island in Terrace will be closed until at least this evening to allow construction crews to work. Crews will be on site filling and repairing potholes in the east parking lot, as well as adding ...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022
Skeena Fire Zone No Longer Covered Under Northwest Fire Centre Burning Prohibitions; Nadina and Bulkley Zones Still Covered
An open fire ban currently in place in the Northwest Fire Centre no longer covers the Skeena Fire Zone, as of Friday. Category 2 and 3 fires remain prohibited in the Nadina and Bulkley Fire Zones, due...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022
Williams Lake First Nation Members to Vote on Ratifying $135 Million Settlement
Members of the Williams Lake First Nation will soon be hitting the polls to decide whether or not to accept a $135 million settlement. That settlement stems from a specific claims legal dispute with t...
Jeff Blagden Apr 25, 2022