Category Archives: News
Prince Rupert RCMP Looking to Identify Arson Suspect Following Two Fires at the Same Residence in Less than a Month
Police are on the lookout for a suspected arsonist following a pair of fires at the same Prince Rupert residence in less than a month. On the morning of January 30th, RCMP were called out to the home ...
Feb 21, 2023
Nuxalk Totem Pole Completes 1,000 km Journey Home, More than 100 Years After Being Taken
Hundreds of Nuxalk Nation members gathered in Bella Coola yesterday to welcome a stolen totem pole home for the first time in a century. Carved by Chief Louie Snuxyaltwa in the 1800s, the pole was sto...
Feb 21, 2023 Royal BC Museums former "Hall of Totems" exhibition. Courtesy of Royal BC Museum.
Chairperson announced for Residential School Documents Advisory Committee
A new committee for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will see Chief Cadmus Delorme oversee discussions and decisions surrounding residential school related documents. In December of 20...
Feb 21, 2023
BC Oil and Gas Commission Gets Named Change, Expanded Board to Increase Oversight and Modernize
New changes to the BC Oil and Gas Commission are intended to increase oversight and modernize the province's energy regulator. From now on, the Commission will be known simply as the BC Energy Regulat...
Feb 17, 2023
DFO Not Renewing Licenses of Remaining Open-Net Pen Salmon Fish Farms in the Discovery Islands
After years of back-and-forth, the DFO has decided not to renew the licenses of open-net pen salmon fish farms in the Discovery Islands. In 2020, then-Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan issued an or...
Feb 17, 2023
Suspect Arrested in Fort St John After Stealing Multiple Firearms and a Video Game Console from a Charlie Lake Home
A suspect who stole a small arsenal of weapons from a Charlie Lake residence earlier this month probably wishes he left the video game console behind. On February 7th, RCMP received reports of a resid...
Feb 17, 2023
BC Hydro Opens Expression of Interest to Help Gauge Need for Electrical Transmission Infrastructure on the Northcoast
BC Hydro has issued an Expression of Interest to help gauge the need for new electrical transmission infrastructure on the Northcoast. With the region experiencing significant industrial growth in rec...
Feb 17, 2023
2022 Community Investment Donations from Trigon Pacific Terminals Surpass $175,000
Trigon Pacific Terminals has released their first Report to the Community, highlighting investments made on the Northcoast. In 2022, Trigon donated more than $175,000 to organizations and community gr...
Feb 17, 2023
Forest Enhancement Society of BC and Partners Working to Fight Climate Change and Improve Forest Sustainability
Good news has been hard to come by for the forestry industry of late, but a number of nature-based projects are working to reverse the narrative. A new update from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC...
Feb 17, 2023
Northern Healthcare Foundations, Fundraising Societies, and Auxiliaries Raise Over $2.2 Million in 2021-22 Fiscal Year
While government officials spent last year at odds over healthcare funding, northern foundations and auxiliaries got to work. During the 2021-22 fiscal year, healthcare foundations, fundraising societ...
Feb 17, 2023