Category Archives: News
BC's Inflation Rate Sees Slight Increase in July, While Canada's Rate Hits 12-Month Low of 7.6 Percent
Canada's month-over-month inflation rate has decreased for the first time in a year, after hitting record highs in June. According to StatCan's most recent report, the country's inflation rate dropped...
Aug 16, 2022
Environment Canada Issues Extreme Heat Warning for North and Central Coasts Through Friday
After a brief, but much needed, shift to rain, the blazing temperatures are set to return to the northcoast beginning tonight. Environment Canada has declared a new extreme heat warning, covering inla...
Aug 16, 2022
Petition for Government Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Heading to House of Commons
A petition calling for the government to take action to address the crisis around missing and murdered Indigenous people is headed to the House of Commons. In 2019, the Final Report into Missing and M...
Aug 16, 2022
BC Sees Fewer Illicit Drug Overdose Deaths This June than the Last Two, Still on Pace to Break Annual Record
Despite seeing fewer illicit drug overdose deaths this June than the last two, BC remains on pace to break last year's record total. According to the most recent preliminary report from the Coroners' ...
Aug 16, 2022
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs Rally Against Fracking in Vancouver on 14th Day of Cross-Country Tour
After 14 days on the road, a group of Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs are back in BC for the home stretch of their cross-country tour. Dubbed the Strengthening our Sovereignty: Nation to Nation Tour, t...
Aug 16, 2022
Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue Crews Call on 442 Squadron to Help Rescue a Stranded Hunter
Members of the 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron were called on to assist rescue crews near Dease Lake over the weekend. On Saturday evening, Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue and RCMP called upon the ...
Aug 15, 2022 Photo from BV Search and Rescue Facebook Page
Ksan to Relocate Shelter After Receiving Support from Terrace Council
Plans to move the Ksan Society's Turning Points shelter to a new location will be going ahead, after receiving support from Terrace City Council. According to Ksan Society, the current facility on Lak...
Aug 15, 2022
Community Members to Gather in Gitanmaax Next Week for 7th Annual Lester Sampson Walk/Run
Community members in the Northwest will gather in Gitanmaax next week for the 7th annual Lester Sampson Walk and Run. Hosted each year on the anniversary of his disappearance, the walk will begin at 1...
Aug 15, 2022
Kitsumkalum First Nation Warns Residents of Recent Reports of Possibly Dangerous Wildlife in the Area
Recent sightings of potentially dangerous wildlife in the community have the Kitsumkalum First Nation urging residents to be cautious and aware. According to the Nation, a cougar was spotted near a re...
Aug 15, 2022
BCGEU Begins Targetted Job Action This Afternoon, After Contract Negotiations Turn Sour
Targetted job action by members of BC's largest public service employee union is set to begin this afternoon. On Friday, the BC General Employees' Union issued a 72-hour strike notice to the Public Se...
Aug 15, 2022