Category Archives: News

Terrace Concert Society Seeks Volunteers to Sustain Arts Programming
The Terrace Concert Society is calling for volunteers to join its board and help keep its arts programs running. President Karen Birkedal, who has led the society for 33 years, is retiring and stresse...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

Lax Kw'alaams First Nation to Vote on Historic Constitution
The Lax Kw'alaams First Nation will hold a referendum on April 9, 2025, to vote on the proposed Da'ax Kw'alaams Man-Ayaawx Constitution, a significant step toward self-governance. The constitution aim...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

Public Comments Invited on Proposed Amendments to Cedar LNG Project Decision Statement
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is inviting public and Indigenous participation in a comment period on proposed amendments to the decision statement for the Cedar LNG Project, a floating...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

B.C. Cancels Carbon Tax, Aims for Affordable Climate Action
The B.C. government is eliminating the consumer carbon tax, effective April 1, 2025, by introducing legislation to reduce the tax rate to $0. Premier David Eby emphasized that while British Columbians...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

Singh Vows to Protect Canada's Public Health Care
Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NDP, has pledged to protect Canada's public health-care system from privatization, saying it is not for sale to U.S. corporations or profiteers. Speaking in Edmonton, Sing...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

Smithers' Childcare Funding Application Unsuccessful
The Town of Smithers' application for provincial childcare funding has been unsuccessful. The request for a 74-space childcare centre at Ranger Park was not selected in the latest round of the ChildCa...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

Poilievre Pledges to End Canada's Dependence on U.S. Energy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has committed to fully implementing five key recommendations from Canada's energy sector aimed at ending the country's reliance on the U.S. for oil exports. Poilie...
Sabrina Spencer Apr 01, 2025

B.C. Government Eliminates Carbon Tax, Effective April 1st, 2025
The B.C. government is eliminating the provincial carbon tax effective Tuesday, April 1st, 2025. New legislation drops the rate to zero, aligning B.C.'s carbon tax with the federal rate. This change m...
Kobie Smith Mar 31, 2025

First Nations' Right to Vote in Canada
First Nations peoples in Canada were denied the right to vote until 1960. Initially, the federal government, under the Indian Act, governed First Nations without their input, believing they were incap...
Sabrina Spencer Mar 31, 2025

Health Alert: Dangerous Isotonitazene Found in "Oxycocet" Pills in Northern Health Region
Northern Health has issued a drug advisory after pills sold as Oxycocet tested positive for isotonitazene, a synthetic opioid that is more toxic than fentanyl. This substance cannot be detected by fen...
Sabrina Spencer Mar 31, 2025