Category Archives: News
BC Investing $15.6 Million to Speed Up and Strengthen the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Process
BC is investing up to $15.6 million into the Residential Tenancy Branch over the next 3 years, to help improve their dispute resolution process. That investment marks a 40 percent increase in the Bran...
Dec 28, 2022
Proposed Northern Copper-Gold Exploration Project Gets New Leadership as it Moves Toward Preliminary Economic Assessment
A proposed copper-gold exploration project in the North will be under new leadership as it moves towards fruition. Located near Fort St James, in the Quesnel Terrane, the Kwanika-Stardust project comb...
Dec 28, 2022
Most Northern Travel Advisories Lifted, But Roads Still Considered Slippery and Hazardous
Drivers in the North are being warned of slippery road conditions across most major highways today. While the travel advisories which had been in place over the weekend have mostly been lifted, the pr...
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UPDATE: BC Transit Service in Kitimat Now Cancelled on New Year's Day, Joining Other Northwest Transit Systems
Northwesterners hoping to take the bus home from their New Year's parties will need to look for a plan B. BC Transit will not be operating any routes in Terrace or Prince Rupert on New Year's Day, tho...
Dec 28, 2022
MP Taylor Bachrach and MLA Nathan Cullen Hosting Free Family Skate in Smithers Tomorrow
Smithers residents will be able to meet with both their Federal and Provincial representatives tomorrow, while enjoying a free skate with the family. MP Taylor Bachrach and MLA Nathan Cullen are cohos...
Dec 27, 2022
UPDATE: Power Restored to 600 Plus Residents in Horsefly and Black Creek Areas Without Power Following Morning Crash
Power was restored to over 600 residents in the Horsefly and Black Creek areas, roughly 14 hours after it went out. BC Hydro says the outage was caused by a motor vehicle incident in the area, and con...
Dec 27, 2022
7 Individuals Remain in Hospital Following Fatal Christmas Eve Bus Crash in the Interior
Just 7 individuals remain in hospital today following a fatal Christmas Eve bus crash in the Interior. That bus had been traveling westbound along Highway 97C east of Merritt, when it left the road, r...
Dec 27, 2022
Man Dies in Terrace Homeless Encampment During Extreme Weather, Prompting Coroners Service Investigation
An investigation has been launched by the BC Coroners Service after a man was found dead in a homeless encampment in Terrace last week. City bylaw officers discovered the man's body last Thursday morn...
Dec 27, 2022
UPDATE: BC Transit Postpones Morning Routes in Terrace Over Hazardous Road Conditions
Buses in Terrace have returned to their normal schedules, after being delayed this morning due to hazardous road conditions. Stops along Park Avenue, between Kalum and Sparks, however, remain inaccess...
Dec 27, 2022
Residential Fire in Prince Rupert Claims One Life, Not Believed to be Suspicious
A structure fire which claimed the life of a Prince Rupert resident last week has been deemed accidental in nature. Reports of the blaze on the 600 block of 7th Avenue East initially came in just befo...
Dec 27, 2022