Category Archives: News
Haida Gwaii Residents Asked to Avoid Drill Main Forest Service Road as Crews Search for a Missing Mushroom Picker
Haida Gwaii residents are being asked to avoid the Drill Main Forest Service Road, as rescue crews continue the search for a missing man. 69 year-old Richard Smith was reported missing on Wednesday, a...
Sep 22, 2023
Proposed Mining Operation on Tahltan Territory Denied Permit After Facing Strict Opposition from the Nation
A mining operation proposed on Tahltan territory has been denied its permit after receiving strict opposition from the Nation. Torr Metals had been looking to receive their mineral exploration permit ...
Sep 22, 2023
Canada and Metlakatla First Nation Reach $150 Million Specific Claims Settlement Over Land Surrendered in 1906
Canada will pay the Metlakatla First Nation $150 million after breaching its fiduciary obligations relating to land surrendered over a century ago. In 1906, the Nation surrendered portions of Kaien Is...
Sep 22, 2023
Tugboat Operator Finally Sentenced with $310,000 Fine, More than Two Years After the Fatal Sinking of the Ingenika
More than two years after the fatal sinking of the tugboat Ingenika, the company who operate the vessel has finally been sentenced for their role. Wainwright Marine Services has been fined $295,000, w...
Sep 22, 2023
Coastal GasLink Issued Fourth Fine for Sediment and Erosion Control Challenges, This Time for $340,000
Continued failures to control sediment and erosion along their pipeline route have earned Coastal GasLink yet another fine. Between April and May of last year, the Environmental Assessment Office hand...
Sep 21, 2023
Stó:lō Nation Uncovers Countless Tragedies and Deaths at a Trio of Former Residential Schools and an Associated Hospital
Warning: this story contains distressing and traumatic details regarding residential schools. Anyone experiencing trauma or impacted by the tragedy can reach out to the 24 hour Residential School Cris...
Sep 21, 2023 Photo of commemorative poles located at the former sites of two of the schools
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach Again Calls for Federal Support for Northern Farmers Amid Continued Drought
Farmers in Northern BC are selling off their flocks at record rates as the province grapples with the impacts of an on-going drought. For months, the Bulkley Lakes and both Upper Fraser basins have be...
Sep 21, 2023
Terrace Women's Resource Centre Society Names New Executive Director to Continue Inspiring Equity and Inclusivity
Jessica Hogg has been named as the next Executive Director of the Terrace Women's Resource Centre Society. She brings a strong leadership background to the role, with experience in strategic marketing...
Sep 21, 2023
BC Assembly of First Nation Restates Strong Opposition to Bill Which Would Officially Recognize Certain Métis Governments
A federal Bill seeking to recognize a trio of provincial Mtis governments is again drawing opposition from the BC Assembly of First Nations. If passed, Bill C-53 would recognize the Mtis Nations of On...
Sep 21, 2023
Wetzin'Kwa Community Forest Corporation to Build Shaded Fuel Break to Prevent Wildfires Along Hudson Bay Mountain Road
As wildfires steal headlines in the area, a community forest in the Bulkley Valley is launching a new risk-reduction project. For the past several years, the Wetzin'kwa Community Forest Corporation ha...
Sep 21, 2023 WCFC Community S100 course attendees in front of the Wetzin'kwa Fire Trailer 2019 - Courtesy of Forest Enhancement Society of BC