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Brady Road Blockade to Move to Human Rights Museum to Continue Calls to Search Prairie Green Landfill After Injunction Takes Effect
Those fighting for justice at a blockade set-up outside a Manitoba landfill aren't letting a recently issued injunction order stop them. Last June, police uncovered the remains of Crane River First Na...
Jul 17, 2023
Four Stop-Worker Orders Lifted Along Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route, Leaving Just One in Effect
Four more stop-work orders have been lifted along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route, leaving just one active order in place. Each of the orders were initially issued by the Environmental Assessment O...
Jul 17, 2023 Photo of impacted area, posted to Coastal GasLink's website
Prince Rupert Among Nine Communities Selected to Host New Substance-Use and Mental Health Crisis Support Teams
Prince Rupert has been selected as a host for one of nine new substance-use and mental health crisis support teams. Mobile Integrates Crisis Response Teams pair a police officer with a health care wor...
Jul 17, 2023
7.2 Magnitude Weekend Earthquake Prompts Brief Tsunami Advisory in Alaska, No Threats to BC
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake from the weekend had some Alaskan residents ready to evacuate, but the threat was short-lived. According to the US National Weather Service, the quake hit just over 100 kilo...
Jul 17, 2023
Crew Members Giving Tours of Traditional Polynesian Voyaging Canoe in Prince Rupert this Afternoon
Prince Rupert residents looking to get a first-hand look at a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe will have a chance to do just that today. Hkle'a stopped off at the port on Friday after two months ...
Jul 17, 2023 Photo of docked Hōkūle‘a in Prince Rupert, provided by the City of Prince Rupert
Wildfire Season Set to Surpass 1.3 Million Hectares Burned for Only the Second Time in the Province's History
We are now officially in the middle of the second worst wildfire season in BC's history, with nearly 1.3 million hectares burned so far. But with more than 370 active wildfires, 250 of which are liste...
Jul 17, 2023
Evacuation Alert Issued for Properties in Cedarvale and Woodcock Areas Due to Wildfire North of the Airport
An evacuation alert has been issued for properties in the Cedarvale and Woodcock areas. Issued by the Regional Disrict of Kitimat-Stikine, the alert is being prompted by a 60 hectare wildfire burning ...
Jul 14, 2023 Map of evacuation alert area
Dawson Creek RCMP Looking for Group Responsible for Pair of Targeted Assaults on the Same Man
Dawson Creek RCMP are looking for a group of vigilantes who sent a man to hospital after assaulting him twice in as many days. Police received reports of the first targeted attack outside a local busi...
Jul 14, 2023
Traditional Polynesian Canoe on 43,000 Nautical Mile Voyage to Stop in Prince Rupert this Afternoon
A Polynesian canoe on a 47 month mission to inspire a better future for the Earth is set to make a stop in Prince Rupert this afternoon. Hkle'a is a traditional, double-hulled, Polynesian voyaging can...
Jul 14, 2023
Brucejack Mine Handed Non-Compliance Notice After Failures to Install Fencing to Prevent Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Failures to install fencing to prevent human-wildlife conflicts have earned a non-compliance notice for the Brucejack Gold Mine. In 2019, the Environmental Assessment Office ordered project-owner Pret...
Jul 14, 2023