Category Archives: News
Canadian Fisheries Officers Launch Mission to Combat Illegal Fishing Over 28 Million Square Kilometres of Ocean
Canadian fisheries officers have launched their first high seas mission to combat illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific. Unregulated and unreported fishing activities in the North Pacific undermine sign...
Jul 25, 2023
Rain Brings Some Relief for Wildfires in the North as Fire Danger Ratings Drop for First Time in Weeks
More rain meant more relief for crews fighting hundreds of wildfires raging in the north, as the most dangerous blazes migrate south. Evacuation orders and alerts remain in effect east and south of Ho...
Jul 25, 2023
BC Introduces New Policing Standards and Programs to Better Support Survivors of Sexual Assault
BC is establishing new policing standards and funding 68 new programs in an effort to better support survivors of sexual assault. Each of the programs will receive annual operational funding from the ...
Jul 24, 2023
Prince Rupert Boil Water Notice Rescinded
A boil water notice which had been in place in Prince Rupert since last Thursday has now been lifted. City officials had issued the order at the request of Northern Health due to the impacts of constr...
Jul 24, 2023
Evacuation Alert for Cedarvale and Woodcock Areas Lifted
An evacuation alert which had been covering the Cedarvale and Woodcock areas for ten days has now been lifted. It had originally been issued due to the Woodcock fire burning just north of the Woodcock...
Jul 24, 2023
National 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Helpline to Launch in November Thanks to New Funding
A national, three-digit, suicide prevention helpline will be available before the end of the year, thanks to fresh funding from Ottawa. An investment of $156 million over the next three years will hel...
Jul 24, 2023
LNG Canada Project Passes Major Milestone After Successfully Completing Hydrostatic Test of LNG Storage Tank
Work on the LNG Canada project in Kitimat has surpassed another major milestone after completing a hydrotest of their LNG storage tank. In an effort to show the tank's integrity, crews pumped it full ...
Jul 24, 2023
Ottawa Invests $2.5 Million in Pair of Programs to Support the Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples
Ottawa is providing $2.5 million for two programs to improve mental health supports for Indigenous peoples. Both projects are led by the First Peoples Wellness Circle and seek to address the dispariti...
Jul 24, 2023
Union of BC Indian Chiefs Calls on Canada to Co-Develop Legislation to Reduce Impacts of Factory Farming
An open letter from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs calls on Canada to co-develop legislation to reduce the impacts of factory farming. Last month, the UBCIC unanimously passed a resolution which reject...
Jul 24, 2023
ILWU Leadership Caucus to Recommend Ratification of Proposed Settlement at Union Vote Tomorrow Morning
Port workers in BC will be taking the 8:00 shift off tomorrow morning to vote on whether or not to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. According to the BC Maritime Employers Association, tha...
Jul 24, 2023