Category Archives: News
New Daycare Facility Near Lax Kxeen Elementary to Bring Hundreds of New Child Care Spaces to Prince Rupert
A new stand-alone daycare facility in Prince Rupert will bring more than a hundred new and much-needed child care spaces to the city. School District 52 has secured $10.5 million through the ChildCare...
Oct 17, 2023
All Evacuation Orders and Alerts Lifted in the North With Forecasted Rain Expected to Bring Further Relief
All evacuation alerts and orders have now been rescinded in the Northwest, as the wildfire season appears to be entering the home stretch. Alerts which had been in place south of Houston, and where th...
Oct 17, 2023
Ottawa Provides $3.6 Million in Funding for Kitselas Geothermal's Fuel for Reconciliation Project
Ottawa is providing $3.6 million to help the Kitselas First Nation harness the massive reserves of geothermal energy beneath its territory. Geothermal is a clean and renewable energy source produced b...
Oct 17, 2023
Search and Rescue Crews in Prince Rupert Called to Two Incidents Last Week, One of Which Proved Fatal for a Hiker
Search and Rescue crews were called upon to rescue a pair of hikers in the Northwest last week, but were unfortunately only able to save one. Teams from Terrace and Prince Rupert responded to the firs...
Oct 17, 2023
Emergency Department Re-Opens at Kitimat General Hospital, Following 4 Days of Interruptions in Under a Week
Emergency department services are available once again at the Kitimat General Hospital, following a day and a half of interruptions to open the week. Northern Health says the interruptions, which also...
Oct 17, 2023
Former Banks Island Gold CEO Who Oversaw Yellow Giant Mine Fined $30,000 for Environmental Violations
A man who oversaw one of the most environmentally-damaging mines in BC in recent years has been fined $30,000 for his actions. Benjamin Mossman was CEO of Banks Island Gold, which operated the Yellow ...
Oct 13, 2023 Photo of Yellow Giant Mine from BC Mining Law Reform Network and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust’s 2023 Dirty Dozen report
BC Forming "Accelerator Tables" to Expand Local Production of Value-Added Wood Products
BC is looking to expand local production of higher-valued wood products by gathering input through a series of industry meetings. Dubbed Accelerator Tables, the province is encouraging value-added woo...
Oct 13, 2023
World's Most Coordinated Earthquake Drill, the Great Shakeout, Planned for Next Week
Nearly 68 million people around the world are getting set to take part in the 12th edition of the most coordinated earthquake drill in the world. Known as the Great Shakeout, BC's branch of the event ...
Oct 13, 2023
Friends, Family and Police Continue to Search for Missing Woman Who Disappeared from Saik'uz Reserve on Wednesday
Friends, family, and police in the Vanderhoof area are onto day three in the search for a missing Indigenous woman. 29 year-old Chelsea Quaw was last seen at her father's residence on the Saik'uz Firs...
Oct 13, 2023
Prince Rupert Council Unanimously Selects New Municipal Flag After Old Flag Became Outdated
Prince Rupert Councillors have unanimously selected a new municipal flag to represent the city. With the City changing their logos and branding last year, the old flag no longer fit and was deemed to ...
Oct 13, 2023