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Federal Covid Border Measures for Travellers to be Dropped on Saturday
Ottawa is dropping all Covid-19 border measures as of Saturday, meaning travellers will be able to come and go, regardless of vaccination status. Not only will travellers in and out of the country no ...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022
Search Continues for Heiltsuk Man Who Went Missing While Fishing Near Bella Bella More than a Week Ago
Community members from in and around Bella Bella continue to search for a Heiltsuk man who went missing while on the water last week. According to family members, David Gordon Campbell departed for a ...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022
Unionized Support Staff at Two Northern Schools Covered Under New Tentative Bargaining Agreement
Support staff at two northern post-secondary schools are among 7 to sign a new tentative bargaining agreement with the province. Signed between the Post-Secondary Employers' Association and BC General...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022
Smithers Teens Help Bring Bus to a Stop After Noticing Driver Having Medical Emergency
A possible tragedy in Smithers may have been avoided on Friday, thanks to the heroic actions of two teenagers. When the pair noticed their bus driver was experiencing some kind of medical emergency, t...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022 Rows of School Buses
Successful Tour de North Sees Plenty of North Coast Representation, Despite Northeast Route
While this year's Tour de North may have taken place in the northeastern portion of the province, it wasn't without west coast representation. Of the 14 law enforcement and emergency personnel, and co...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022
Update: Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs' Hosted Rally in Victoria Postponed
Update: A rally which had been planned by the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs for Victoria tomorrow has been postponed, due to a community death. They had intended to hold the rally at the Legislature ...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022
Port of Prince Rupert Enters Home Stretch of Cruise Season Which Will See Nearly 60,000 Passengers
Prince Rupert welcomed more than 4,700 tourists on Friday, as this year's cruise ship season enters the home stretch. It was the highest single-day total of a season which will see a total of nearly 6...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022 Photo of Ruby Princess From Princess Cruise's Website (princess.com)
Bunk#7 starting tour through Northern BC after debut on Thursday in Terrace
After it debuts in Terrace this Thursday, the play known as Bunk#7 will officially begin its northern tour. The production will be in Prince Rupert at the Lester Centre on October 8th, Kitimat on Octo...
Cael Maslin Sep 26, 2022
Cranes Out Front of New Mills Memorial Hospital to Begin Being Dismantled This Week
After a little over a year of construction, the new Mills Memorial Hospital is beginning to look more like a hospital, and less like a construction site. That shift will continue this week, with crews...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2022
Robbery takes place in Williams Lake on Saturday
Back on Saturday, the Williams Lake RCMP were made aware of a robbery that had taken place between 5:30 and 7 in the morning near Western Ave and Pigeon Ave in the city. Unfortunately, the police have...
Cael Maslin Sep 26, 2022