Category Archives: News

Indigenous Student In Winnipeg Punished For Refusal to Stand for Anthem
An Indigenous student in Winnipeg is taking a stand over not standing for the anthem. 15 year-old Skyla Hart, a student at River East Collegiate, was pulled from class and reprimanded for not standing...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

SD52 Reminds Residents That Truth and Reconciliation Day is Not Just a Holiday
School District 52 wants to make sure people understand that Truth and Reconciliation Day is more than just a day off. Next Thursday, most of Canada will be at home, in honour of the new stat holiday,...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

Forest Enhancement Society Fighting Climate Change Through Innovation
As we continue to rack our brains for solutions to climate change, one tool is consistently overlooked: forests. But this is not the case for the Forest Enhancement Society of BC, who are helping to r...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

New Plan Looks to Make Services Proactively Available
A new proactive approach looks to help those in the Upper Skeena at risk of harm or victimization to access services. Announced today, the program will utilize a team of front-line workers made up of ...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

Port of Prince Rupert Gateway Remains Strong Economic Contributor Through Pandemic
The Prince Rupert Gateway remained a strong economic contributor, despite the pandemic, according to a new study. Released today by the newly founded Port of Prince Rupert Gateway Council, the study l...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

Mètis Nation Offices to Require Employees to be Vaccinated
One BC Nation will soon be requiring staff at their offices to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Beginning on October 4th, employees of any Mtis Nation office in BC will need to show proof of at least o...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

Quesnel Mayor Calls Out Protesters
Quesnel Mayor bob Simpson did not pull any punches when discussing anti-vaxxers and freedom protesters. In a statement released today, Simpson called the freedom rallies nonsensical, and anarchistic. ...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

Search Continues for Missing Tahltan Man Near Iskut
The search continues for a guide who went missing near Iskut earlier this week. Eddy Frank, a Tahltan guide, began a journey near Kinaskan Lake sometime Saturday, and has not been in touch with family...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

Kitsumkalum School Acquires Project Approval
A Terrace area school, which focuses on providing holistic forms of education, is getting an upgrade. Final project approval for the new version of the 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School on Kitsumkalum territ...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021

September 22nd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 525 new cases of Covid-19. That brings the province's active total to 5,282, with 155 in intensive care. Of the new cases, 147 fall within Interior Health's jurisdiction,...
Jeff Blagden Sep 22, 2021