Category Archives: News
Unifor 2301 and Rio Tinto will meet on Thursday
Rio Tinto and Unifor Local 2301 will be meeting this Thursday to determine if there is enough common ground to re-start negotiations in hopes of ending the strike at the company's Kitimat aluminum sme...
Aug 10, 2021
Federal government providing funding to search for burial sites at former Residential Schools
The federal government is providing another 321-million dollars to support Indigenous communities searching for burial sites at former residential schools. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti made ...
Aug 10, 2021
Terrace creating program allowing young kids to ride buses for free
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced yesterday that a new 'Get on Board' program will allow children 12 and under to ride any Terrace BC Transit bus for free and it starts on Se...
Aug 10, 2021
Federal government funding projects to bring more high speed internet to BC
The federal government once again announced back on Friday that more than $17.3 million will be given to four different projects in order to bring high-speed Internet to over 2,000 homes in the Caribo...
Aug 09, 2021
Wildfire risk in BC currently low to moderate
The wildfire risk over much of B-C is now rated as low to moderate -- thanks to weekend rain -- but forestry officials say it won't be long before woodlands dry out again and the extreme danger resume...
Aug 09, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change funding projects to clear north coast waters
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy announced back on Thursday that about $3.2 million in funding is being given to three projects in order to clear up north coast waters, includin...
Aug 09, 2021
Warriors Walk for Healing Nations members journey from Whitehorse to Kamloops ends
A long and solemn march from Yukon to Kamloops ended today as members of Warriors Walk for Healing Nations reached Tk"emlups te Secwepemc territory. Participants from First Nations including the Vuntu...
Aug 09, 2021
BC reduces interval between COVID vaccine doses
The province is reducing the interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 28 days from 49 amid outbreaks of the virus in pockets across B-C. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says notices w...
Aug 09, 2021
Rio Tinto releases update on strike situation
Back on Saturday, Rio Tinto Alcan released an update regarding their situation/state of negotiations with Unifor Local 2301. Their update stated that Rio Tinto had set up a meeting in the coming days ...
Aug 09, 2021
Terrace RCMP finds one wanted man, but another remains at large
The Terrace RCMP has managed to find one of two men that are currently wanted and the RCMP is still looking for the public's help in locating the second man. Randy McPhadyen was located by the RCMP ba...
Aug 09, 2021