Category Archives: News
Update: Latest BC Wildfire Update sees an evacuation order downgraded
Lightning and heat is to blame for a number of new fires which have kept wildfire crews busy in the Northwest Fire Centre as of late. Of the 18 fires currently burning in the Centre, 6 are listed as o...
Aug 23, 2022
Two Northern Indigenous Communities Among 8 Splitting Fresh Funding for Green Infrastructure and Food Security Projects
Two Indigenous communities in the North are among 8 splitting $20 million in joint federal-provincial funding to go toward various infrastructure projects. In Bella Bella, $5 million in funding will h...
Aug 22, 2022
Newly Released Documents Show Canada Let Catholic Church Off the Hook for Residential School Settlement Funding in 2015
Documents have now been made public revealing why the Catholic Church was let off the hook for more than $20 million in fundraising reparations over the Residential School tragedy. Obtained recently b...
Aug 22, 2022
Announcement regarding funding for tourism in northern BC taking place tomorrow
Tomorrow at 10 in the morning, an announcement is expected to be made in Prince Rupert regarding some funding that will be coming northern BC's way. The Minister of International Development and Minis...
Aug 22, 2022
Boil Water Notice Issued for Lac La Hache
A Boil Water Notice has been issued for users of the Lac La Hache water system in the Cariboo. Interior Health issued the advisory after recent sampling revealed the presence of Coliform in the system...
Aug 22, 2022
New outreach program will support at-risk Nisga'a members
The Gitlaxdax Nisga'a Terrace Society will be establishing an outreach program to help their community members in partnership with the All Nations Outreach Society. Following an outreach walk earlier ...
Aug 22, 2022
Nisga'a Nation Delegation Leaving for Scotland to Discuss Repatriation of Stolen Totem Pole
A delegation from the Nisga'a Nation is headed to Scotland today to begin discussions on the repatriation of a stolen totem pole. Known as the Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole, the pole is a house pole that w...
Aug 22, 2022
Terrace RCMP Seeking Information on Truck and Suspect Believed to be Involved in Thornhill Shooting
Terrace RCMP are seeking information on a suspect and vehicle believed to have fired off several gunshots at a home in Thornhill earlier this month. Between 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon on August 10...
Aug 22, 2022
18 Wildfires Burning in Northwest Fire Centre, All Small, Most Lightning Caused
Lightning and heat is to blame for a number of new fires which kept wildfire crews busy in the Northwest Fire Centre over the weekend. Of the 18 fires currently burning in the Centre, 6 are listed as ...
Aug 22, 2022
Nisga'a Delegation Heads to Scotland Today to Discuss Repatriation of Stolen Totem Pole
A delegation from the Nisga'a Nation is headed to Scotland today to begin discussions on the repatriation of a stolen totem pole. Known as the Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole, the pole is a house pole that w...
Aug 22, 2022