Category Archives: News
New Partnership Between Skeena Resources and Area Schools Will Send Tahltan Students to Whistler for Art Exhibit
A group of Tahltan students will be headed to Whistler for the opening of an art exhibit, thanks to a new partnership. That partnership will see Skeena Resources Limited team up with the Dease Lake Sc...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022
Review Finds RCMP Bias Free Policing Model to be Inadequate, Insufficient and Unclear
A new report by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission calls the RCMP's bias-free policing model inadequate, insufficient, and unclear. That report looked in to the new training and policy mode...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022
Meetings Between Pope and Delegates from the Assembly of First Nations Began this Morning
Today marks the fourth day of meetings between the Pope and Indigenous delegations from Canada in Rome, and the final day of private audiences. Meetings between Pope Francis and the last of the three ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022
Recreational Activities in Prince Rupert Altered as All Native Basketball Tournament Approaches
With the start of the All Native Basketball Tournament just a few days out, some temporary recreation changes are on the way in Prince Rupert. Tomorrow, the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre will be open for l...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022
Haisla Chief Councillor Pens Article in Response to Celebrities Denouncing LNG
Haisla Chief Councillor Crystal Smith is firing back at Hollywood celebrities, like Mark Ruffalo, who have taken aim at LNG. In an opinion article posted on the National Post, Smith writes about her N...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022
March 31st Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 291 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. Of the new cases, 19 come from Northern Health, while 102 are from the Interior. There are 276 active Covid hospitalizations ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 31, 2022
District of Wells and Osisko Development Sign Memorandum of Understanding Over Cariboo Gold Project
A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Osisko Development and the District of Wells. That agreement aims to guide discussions between the parties as the Cariboo Gold Project gets cl...
Jeff Blagden Mar 30, 2022
Prime Minister Announces Additional Funding for St Joseph's Mission Residential School Investigation During Visit
Additional funding is on the way to help the Williams Lake First Nation uncover more potential unmarked graves. In January, the Nation announced the findings from the first phase of its geotechnical i...
Jeff Blagden Mar 30, 2022
Province releases United Nations declaration action plan
Today the Provincial Government revealed their Declaration Act Action Plan, a plan meant to further implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples over the next 5 years. 89 actions a...
Cael Maslin Mar 30, 2022
Prime Minister's Visit With Williams Lake First Nation Kicks Off with Drumming, Dancing, and Gifts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's is on Williams Lake First Nation territory today, meeting with and hearing from members of the Nation. Trudeau's visit comes in response to the January announcement of ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 30, 2022