Category Archives: News
New Haisla Youth Centre Opens in Kitamaat Village
A new $7 million youth centre is now open in Kitamaat Village, after initially breaking ground in June of last year. Located at the site of the former soccer clubhouse, the new Haisla Youth Centre nei...
Jul 07, 2022
New Lightning Sparked Wildfires Join Those Already Burning in the Northwest Fire Centre
New lightning sparked fires continue to pop up in the Northwest as the Wildfire Service attempts to get others under control. Now covering 3,250 hectares, the largest of those fires is burning along B...
Jul 07, 2022
High Streamflow Advisory Issued for Skeena and Bulkley Rivers, Advisories Maintained Further East
River flows in the Northwest may be relatively calm for now, but the River Forecast Centre is predicting a boom in the coming days. In light of this, they have issued a High Streamflow Advisory for th...
Jul 07, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in National Government, Canada, and BC Renew Collaborative Emergency Management Agreement
A renewed agreement with the province and Canada will see the Tsilhqot'in National Government continue to play a strong role in emergency management on their territory. With their new 5 year Collabora...
Jul 06, 2022
Ravi Kahlon Pulls Name from NDP Leadership Debate, Puts Support Behind Attorney General David Eby
BC's Minister of Jobs, Ravi Kahlon, has thrown his support behind Attorney General David Eby in the race for BC's next Premier. Kahlon and Eby were the presumed front-runners to replace out-going Prem...
Jul 06, 2022
Leaders at AFN Annual Assembly Largely in Support of Nixing National Chief's Suspension
Attendees at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly voted largely in favour of nixing National Chief RoseAnne Archibald's suspension. Archibald led the grand procession to kick off the ...
Jul 06, 2022
Second Overpass in Terrace Not in the Plans for the Ministry of Transportation
According to the Ministry of Transportation, there are currently no plans to bring a second overpass to Terrace, despite a predicted boom in traffic. With a boom in population and industry expected fo...
Jul 06, 2022
Masset receiving funding for three infrastructure projects
Residents living in Masset as well as the surrounding Haida Gwaii area will soon be able to reap the benefits of three new infrastructure projects that are aiming to bolster local food production oper...
Jul 06, 2022 Photo courtesy of government of BC
Pictured left to right (Roly Russell, Barry Pages, Jennifer Rice)
Ministry of Transportation Confident Traffic Adjustment Measures Will Not Be Needed During Old Skeena Bridge Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation work on the Old Skeena Bridge in Terrace is tentatively scheduled to begin on July 18th. But, little else about the Ministry of Transportation's plans were revealed during a meeting, in...
Jul 06, 2022
Updates on Flood Warnings and Advisories for July 6th
Flood risks remain elevated in some portions of the province, but are staying low in the Northwest for now. A Flood Watch issued by the River Forecast Centre is being maintained covering the entirety ...
Jul 06, 2022