Category Archives: News
Medical Services Commission Filed for Injunction Alleging Telus Health's LifePlus Program Charged for Publicly-Insured Services
BC's Medical Services Commission has filed for an injunction against Telus Health's LifePlus program. For a fee of $4,650 the first year, and $3,650 each year after, the program provides access to uni...
Dec 02, 2022
Risks of Hypothermia and Frostbite Remain Elevated With Frigid Temperatures Now Expected to Stick Through the Weekend
Environment Canada is now expecting the frigid cold from the past few days to extend into the weekend on the North and Central Coasts. An arctic outflow warning issued earlier this week covering both ...
Dec 02, 2022
Three Northern BC Communities Get Access to $10/ Day Child Care Program
Parents in three northern communities are getting access to the province's $10 per day child care program. That program reduces the average cost of full time, centre-based, child care from $1,000 per ...
Dec 02, 2022
New Ship Escort and Docking Service Coming to Prince Rupert, Thanks in Part to the Gitxaala Nation
A new ship escort and docking service is coming to Prince Rupert in the new year, thanks in part to the Gitxaala Nation. A partnership between the Nation, through their Gitxaala Enterprises Corporatio...
Dec 02, 2022
Entirety of Xeni Gwet'in Nemiah Valley Reserve Now Has Access to Running Water and Power
After nearly three years of work, the entirety of the Xeni Gwet'in First Nation's Nemiah Valley reserve now has access to power and running water. Prior to the completion of an expansion project last ...
Dec 02, 2022
New First Nations-Led Cultural and Humility Standard Marks Significant Step Toward Ending Indigenous Racism in Health Care
A new, first-of-its-kind, Cultural Safety and Humility Standard marks a significant step toward ending Indigenous racism in BC's health care system. CSH standards provide guidance to health organizati...
Dec 01, 2022
New Suite of Youth Substance-Use and Addictions Support Programs Introduced in BC
Youth living with substance-use challenges will have better access to supports, thanks to a suite of new provincial programs. 33 new and improved substance use programs are being added across all 5 of...
Dec 01, 2022
Impaired Drivers Keep RCMP in Kitimat Busy Again Over the Past Week
Impaired drivers were once again doing their best to keep Kitimat RCMP busy over the past week. On the morning of November 25th, police were conducting routine patrols in the downtown, when they obser...
Dec 01, 2022
Wet'suwet'en and Gitxsan Nations to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Delgamuukw-Gisday'wa Decision Later this Month
In less than two weeks, the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en Nations will come together to honour the 25th anniversary of the Delgamuukw-Gisday'wa Supreme Court Decision. That landmark decision affirmed the N...
Dec 01, 2022
Museum of Scotland to Return Nisga'a Totem Pole Stolen Nearly a Hundred Years Ago
A Nisga'a totem pole initially carved in the 1800s is set to return home, after spending nearly 100 years across the Atlantic. Originally carved and erected in the 1860s, the Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole ...
Dec 01, 2022 Sim'oogit Ni'isjoohl and Noxs Ts'wawit with the memorial pole, photo courtesy of Neil Hanna Photography