Category Archives: News
Lynn and Bryan Gascon Provide Largest Personal Donation in Dr REM Lee Hospital Foundation's History
A record-breaking donation from a Terrace couple has new mothers and infants in the northwest one step closer to improved health care. During Riverboat Days, the Dr REM Lee Hospital Foundation receive...
Aug 08, 2023 Photo of Lynn and Bryan Gascon, courtesy of the Dr REM Lee Hospital Foundation
Metlakatla Chief Councillor Harold Leighton Named One of 14 New Members of the Order of BC
Long time Metlakatla First Nation Chief Councillor Harold Leighton is one of 14 new recipients of BC's highest honour. Chief Leighton was selected from more than 200 nominees to join the Order of Brit...
Aug 08, 2023
Port Workers in BC Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreement Following Rollercoaster Month
After a rollercoaster month of negotiations, uncertainty, and supply chain disruptions, port workers in BC finally have a new deal. Roughly 75 percent of International Longshore and Warehouse Union me...
Aug 08, 2023
BC Highway Patrol Officers in Smithers Uncover $250,000 in Illicit Drugs During Routine Traffic Stop
Police in Smithers closed out the month by uncovering over $250,000 in illicit drugs during a routine traffic stop. BC Highway Patrol officers were conducting stops along Highway 16 near Rose Lake on ...
Aug 04, 2023
BC Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.4 Percent, Despite Loss of 5,100 Part-Time Jobs
Despite a net loss of roughly 1,600 jobs, BC's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.4 percent in July. That compares to the 5.6 percent rate registered in June, and reflects the province adding an est...
Aug 04, 2023
Smithers RCMP Hoping Public Can Help Locate Missing Man
RCMP in Smithers are hoping the public can help locate a missing man who has not been seen since Tuesday. 18 year-old David Wesley was last seen in the Smithers area, and police say they are concerned...
Aug 04, 2023
Continued Failures to Install Electrical Fencing at Red Chris Mine Earn Newcrest Gold an Order to Cease and Remedy
Newcrest Gold's continued failures to install electrical fencing around their Red Chris Mine have earned them an order to cease and remedy. Located roughly 20 kilometres southeast of Iskut, the mine i...
Aug 04, 2023
Head-on Two-Vehicle Collision on Highway 16 East of Terrace Claims One Life
A two-vehicle collision which briefly closed Highway 16 east of Terrace on Wednesday evening has claimed the life of one of the drivers. RCMP say that two pick-up trucks, a Ford and a Toyota, had been...
Aug 04, 2023
Northwest Fire Centre puts area south of Houston under restriction
A restriction has been put in place by the Northwest Fire Centre due to the Peacock Creek Fire. In the Nadina Fire Zone, people are no longer permitted to enter a zone just south of Houston in order t...
Aug 04, 2023
BC Métis Federation Files Human Rights Complaint Over Resolution from Union of BC Indian Chiefs Denouncing "Métis Colonialism"
A human rights complaint has been filed by the BC Mtis Federation over a resolution passed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs in June. Unanimously passed by the Union on June 8th, the resolution denounc...
Aug 04, 2023