Category Archives: News
City of Quesnel putting Every Child Matters banners downtown for September
In order to recognize the new annual holiday of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, the City of Quesnel will be displaying Orange Every Child Matters banners every September...
Sep 02, 2022
Totem pole raised in front of student housing to further reconciliation
Members of the community gathered on Wednesday to witness the raising of a totem pole in front of a new student housing building at the Coast Mountain College (CMC) Terrace campus. In 2018, the First ...
Sep 02, 2022 Totem pole raising, photo by Morgyn Budden.
Kitimat Service Centre undergoing water services repairs
With the need for an emergency repair, Kitimat's Service Centre does not currently have any type of water service. Crews are in the midst of repairing this problem but it may be some time before it ge...
Sep 02, 2022
Tentative agreement reached between BC Hospital workers Union and Hospital Employers Association of BC
After 65 days of negotiating, a tentative agreement has reportedly been reached between the Hospital Employees' Union of BC and the Hospital Employers Association of BC. Both the union and their lead ...
Sep 02, 2022
BC now requiring public sector organizations to create accessibility committees
Officially beginning yesterday, the Province of BC will now require that certain public-sector organizations establish an accessibility committee in order to make life a bit easier for BC residents li...
Sep 02, 2022
Cariboo Regional District reveals future and current grand funding opportunities in letter
In a recently released newsletter, the Cariboo Regional District has revealed a lot of upcoming as well as current grant funding opportunities that have been or will be made available for organization...
Sep 02, 2022
Announcement regarding new project taking place on Old Massett Village
This upcoming Sunday, an announcement is being made at the Old Massett Office/Community Hall regarding the launch of a project. Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Old Massett Villa...
Sep 02, 2022
Northwest Fire Centre fire numbers continue to go down
When it comes to wildfires that are taking place in the Northwest Fire Centre, the number of fires has been steadily decreasing over the past couple of days and now the ones that are left are becoming...
Sep 02, 2022
Nisga'a house works to repatriate their stolen memorial pole
Three delegates from the Nisga'a House Ni'isjoohl went to the National Museum of Scotland on Aug. 22 to start discussing the repatriation of their totem pole that was stolen nearly a century ago. In 1...
Sep 01, 2022 Sim'oogit Ni'isjoohl and Noxs Ts'wawit with the memorial pole, photo courtesy of Neil Hanna Photography
Weekly COVID report shows cases in BC continue to drop
Covid cases and hospitalizations in the province continue to drop, including the North, according to the CDC's weekly report. Between August 21st and the 27th, a total of 651 new cases were reported p...
Sep 01, 2022