Category Archives: News
BCAFN Chief and Board of Directors Acclaimed for Another Term, New Youth Representatives Seek Spots in September Election
Regional Chief Terry Teegee has been acclaimed to serve a third term at the head of the table for the BC Assembly of First Nations. Teegee, a member of the Takla Nation, and the entire Board of Direct...
Aug 10, 2023
Alberta Couple Honoured for Decades of Efforts to Document and Preserve the Nuxalk-Dakelh Grease Trail
A couple from Alberta have received provincial recognition for their efforts to document and preserve the Nuxalk-Dakelh Grease Trail. Hlle and Linda Flygare were honoured by the BC Historical Federati...
Aug 09, 2023 Photo of Hälle and Linda Flygare, courtesy of BC Historical Federation
Marine Heatwave Hits 44% of Global Ocean in July with Temperatures of BC's Coasts as Much as 4 Degrees Hotter than Normal
A concerning marine heatwave which began around Haida Gwaii has now stretched all the way to the north coast of the United States. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rou...
Aug 09, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Searching for Man Who Failed to Register Under the Sex Offender Registration Act
Prince Rupert RCMP are hoping the public can help locate a man wanted for failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act. 29 year-old Joseph Allen Hall-Grandison is also wanted on charges...
Aug 09, 2023
Assembly of First Nations Says Revised First Nations Safe Drinking Water Legislation Still Falls Short on Key Concerns
Canada's revised plan on how to reform safe drinking water legislation for First Nations still falls short of what was requested. In 2013, Canada created the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act,...
Aug 09, 2023
Re-Inspection of Coastal GasLink Site Near Kitimat Lifts Stop Work Order, but Also Sees New Warning Letter Issued
Sediment and erosion control challenges are not the subject of Coastal GasLink's newest warning from the Environmental Assessment Office. Issues of non-compliance related to sediment control had earne...
Aug 09, 2023
Details of Agreement Which Ended Month of Labour Action at BC's Ports Released
Details of an agreement which ended a lengthy and costly month of labour action at BC's ports have been released. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union voted 75 percent in favour ...
Aug 09, 2023
Environmental Assessment Office Says Sediment Deposits Reported in Gosnell Creek are Not Linked to Coastal GasLink's Activities
Significant sediment deposits in the Gosnell Creek in May were not the result of Coastal GasLink activities, according to a new inspection record. Public concerns had blamed project activities for flo...
Aug 08, 2023
Stunning New Mural Graces Sides of MLA's Office at Kitimat's City Centre Mall
An extensive and breathtaking new mural now spans the walls of MLA Ellis Ross's office by the City Centre Mall in Kitimat. Painted by Terrace artist Casey Braam, the mural depicts salmon swimming up a...
Aug 08, 2023 Photo from the Kitimat Public Art Alliance's Facebook page
Most Evacuation Orders and Alerts Lifted in the North as Province's Most Active Wildfires Shift South
BC is back over 400 active wildfires province-wide, though most of the more active blazes have shifted further south. There are still over 70 active blazes in the Northwest, and 140 in the Prince Geor...
Aug 08, 2023