Category Archives: News
Province to Open Nearly 2,000 New Shelter Beds in Preparation for Cold Weather
With the cold weather officially upon us, the province is adding more than 2,000 temporary cold-weather shelter beds. More than 40 communities are benefiting from 360 new extreme weather response shel...
Nov 08, 2021 Winter landscape with small willage in snowy mountans
Inquest in to 2016 Granisle Deaths Brings Recommendations for Remote and Rural Community Policing
An inquest in to the police involved deaths of two Granisle residents has brought forward 5 recommendations to prevent future incidents. In April of 2016, Shirley Williams and her 39 year-old son Jova...
Nov 08, 2021
November 8th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 549 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 4,483, with 129 in ICU. Of the new cases, 102 come from Nor...
Nov 08, 2021
Lifelabs workers in favor of new collective agreement
The workers of Lifelabs, who were on strike for a brief period of time last month, have officially voted in favor of a new collective agreement. The more than 1,550 members of the B-C General Employee...
Nov 05, 2021
Lach Klan School in Kitkatla to Show Solidarity with Haisla
Another school in Northern BC is taking a stand against Indigenous discrimination in schools, and standing in solidarity with the Haisla. Earlier in the week, a Haisla student in Kitimat became the ta...
Nov 05, 2021
City of Quesnel Employees Will Need to be Vaccinated by January 3rd
Employees of the City of Quesnel will need to be fully vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. Today, the City announced a vaccine mandate covering all employees, volunteers, and contractors working on ...
Nov 05, 2021
Unemployment in the Northwest Remains Steady but Still Above Provincial Average
According to the results of the most recent Labour Force Survey, employment in the Northwest has remained relatively steady. For October of this year, the unemployment rate came in at 7.9 percent, hig...
Nov 05, 2021
Famed Indigenous Rights Advocate Marion Buller Named as Next Commissioner of University of Victoria
Most known for her role as Chief Commissioner of the National Inquiry in to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, renowned Indigenous scholar Marion Buller is taking on a new role in Victoria. Buller...
Nov 05, 2021 Buller. Credit: UVic Photo Services (CNW Group/University of Victoria)
Sportsplex Offering Public Skate Rentals Once More as Pandemic Restrictions Loosen
In a slight return to normalcy, the Terrace Sportsplex is now offering public skate rentals once more. It is a service that hasn't been offered since the beginning of the pandemic, and some restrictio...
Nov 05, 2021
AFN Proposes Solution to Remembrance Day Flag Debate
A proposal has been put forward by the Assembly of First Nations which would allow Canada to raise its flags prior to Remembrance Day, so that they may be lowered again. Traditionally, Canada lowers t...
Nov 05, 2021