Category Archives: News

Witnesses Report Seeing Drunk Driver Crash into Skeena Liquor Store in Terrace; RCMP Have Not Confirmed
Multiple witnesses have reported seeing a possible drunk driver in the Terrace area earlier today. According to those reports, the driver hit the front wall of the Skeena Liquor Store early this after...
Jeff Blagden Aug 12, 2022

Do Not Consume Order Issued For Users of Hudson's Hope's Water System
Three weeks after their water treatment plant broke down, the District of Hudson's Hope has issued a do not consume order over their drinking water. Late last month, the District issued an initial boi...
Jeff Blagden Aug 12, 2022

LNG Canada Project Surpasses 60 Percent Completion, According to Mid-Year Update
According to LNG Canada's mid-year project update, their Kitimat-based project has now surpassed 60 percent completion. Over the past few months, the site has begun receiving and installing modules to...
Jeff Blagden Aug 12, 2022

Cedar Panel Carved by Renowned Gitxsan Artist to be Returned to Hazelton After 4 Decades
After four decades in Kitimat, an impressive piece of Gitxsan art work has returned home to Hazelton. Originally, the large panel red cedar carving was commissioned by Ocelot Industries to be displaye...
Jeff Blagden Aug 12, 2022 Harris's family members and LNG Canada’s James Norris at the recognition ceremony with Carving in Background

Restorative justice program works to open important discussions for Kitimat students
A restorative justice program will work with grade seven students in Kitimat to talk about things that may be new to them or tough to talk about. Leisl Kaberry, program director for Victim Services fo...
Morgyn Budden Aug 12, 2022 Mount Elizabeth Secondary School, photo courtesy of Jade McClellan.

Covid Cases and Hospitalizations Drop Across BC, While Cases Drop in the North as Hospitalizations Remain Steady
Covid cases were down in both the province and the North last week, while hospitalizations declined significantly, according to the CDC's weekly report. Between July 21st and August 6th, BC saw 900 ne...
Jeff Blagden Aug 12, 2022

Wildfire Near Hasler Flats Becomes Firs Fire of Note in the North this Season, 3 New Fires Burning Near Mount Edziza
A wildfire burning southwest of Chetwynd has become the Wildfire Service's first fire of note in the North this season. That fire is covering 104 hectares along Hasler Creek, west of the Hasler Flats,...
Jeff Blagden Aug 12, 2022

Chetwynd RCMP Seeking Public Assistance to Locate a Missing Woman
Chetwynd RCMP are seeking public assistance to help locate a missing woman. 34 year-old Jasmine Davis was reported missing on Tuesday, and family members are worried for her health and well-being. Dav...
Jeff Blagden Aug 11, 2022

New Drug Checking Machine Now Available in Prince George
Prince George residents now have access to a drug checking machine, similar to the one installed in Terrace earlier in the summer. Using infrared technology, the machine is capable of testing the cont...
Jeff Blagden Aug 11, 2022

New Rebate Program in Kitimat Helps Fund the Removal of Derelict Buildings
A new rebate program offered by the District of Kitimat will help property owners to remove derelict or vacant Service Centre buildings. Through that program, property owners can apply to have 30 perc...
Jeff Blagden Aug 11, 2022