Category Archives: News
Prince Rupert receives funding to modernize century old water infrastructure
Last week, the City of Prince Rupert received a federal investment of $77.2 million to upgrade its water distribution system and sewer line. The project aims to address the frequent water main breaks;...
Mar 13, 2024
Prince Rupert Port Authority, Kitsumkalum First Nations sign relationship agreement
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) and the Kitsumkalum First Nations Community announced in a joint statement on Feb. 29 that they signed their new Relationship Protocol Agreement. The agreement ...
Mar 12, 2024
Celebrating International Women's Day with Indigenous author Helen Knott
Helen Knott, an Indigenous woman and author, will be speaking at an event at Coast Mountain College along with two other local Indigenous wome business owners for International Women's Day. Knott rele...
Mar 11, 2024
Junior All Native Tournament heads to Terrace for 2024 event
The 2024 Junior All Native Tournament (JANT), one of the biggest youth sporting events in BC, is coming to Terrace. Nisga'a Nation is hosting the event which will take place during spring break from M...
Mar 05, 2024
Provincially funded child care facility opened at Terrace Sportsplex
A new before and after school day care space was opened at the Terrace Sportsplex yesterday. Feb. 29 was the official ribbon cutting ceremony, but the new facility had their soft opening at the end of...
Mar 01, 2024 The official ribbon cutting for the Terrace Sportsplex child care facility. Pictured: Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy, Mayor Sean Bujtas, Litamlaxdau Gibau, representative for the Tsimshian community of Terrace, and children that attend the day care.
Thornhill Structure Fire
A structure fire in Thornhill late Thursday afternoon brought first responders from Terrace RCMP, Ambulance and the local fire department to handle the heavily smoking building. Fire crews entered the...
Feb 29, 2024
Beading Straight Outta Dease Lake: Ice Cube wears medallion made by local artist
Carmen Dennis, a bead artist from Dease Lake, attended an Ice Cube concert in Abbotsford Feb. 20 and has since gained recognition for her beaded medallion featuring the artist's silhouette image. Atte...
Feb 28, 2024
Terrace mayor talks $250 million revenue-sharing agreement for northwest communities
The Northwest BC Resource Benefit Alliance (RBA) has announced a five-year, $250 million agreement for revenue sharing across local governments in the region. Sean Bujtas, Terrace mayor and RBA co-cha...
Feb 27, 2024 Jennifer Rice, North Coast MLA; Premier David Eby; Sean Bujtas, Mayor of Terrace; Gladys Atrill, Mayor of Smithers; Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs; Herb Pond, Mayor of Prince Rupert; Nathan Cullen, Stikine MLA and Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.- contributed photo from The City of Terrace.
Nisg̱a'a Lisims Government and the Government of BC Sign agreement on Interpretation of Nisg̱a'a Treaty
The Nisga'a Lisims Government, along with the Government of British Columbia, have reached a settlement agreement that confirms a shared interpretation of important provisions of the Nisga'a Final Agr...
Feb 23, 2024
Weapons, Drugs, and Cash Seizure on 3 Hazelton properties
On February 21st, 2024, the New Hazelton RCMP, along with other emergency response teams, from BC and the Yukon, along with Police Dog Service (PDS) and RCMP members from neighbouring detachments exec...
Feb 23, 2024