Thursday, April 30, 2015

April 30 -- Aboriginal Training on the North Coast

Some background on the recently announced Aboriginal Training program for the North Coast.

From the CFTK TV Archives



April 30 -- Smithers Kindergarten Immunization Fair

A review of the Northern Health Immunization Fair for Smithers Kindergarten students.

From the CFTK TV Archives



Wednesday, April 29, 2015

April 29 -- Aboriginal Opportunities Conference in Prince Rupert

A three day conference highlighting the business opportunities for First Nations opens in Prince Rupert.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 29 -- CN Rail Derailment in Terrace area

A small derailment took place in the Terrace rail yard today.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 29 -- Smithers Education Forum

School District 54 in the Bulkley Valley hosted an Education Forum this month.

From the CFTK TV Archives..


Tuesday, April 28, 2015

April 28 -- Prince Rupert Prom Costs

The Grad Parent Executive takes issue with increased costs of rental for the Civic Centre for Grad 2015.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 28 -- Rio Tinto Alcan Reaction to environmental concerns

The General Manager of BC Operations for Rio Tinto Alcan responds to concerns of local residents on environmental issues.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 28 -- Triple Homicide in Burns Lake

A 54 year old Burns Lake man is in custody after a triple homicide in the Northwest community.

From the CFTK TV archive.


Monday, April 27, 2015

April 27 -- Prince Rupert City Council session

The broadcast of the April 27th session of Prince Rupert City Council.

From the City of Prince Rupert You Tube page.


April 27 -- NWC Trade Seats

Funding is announced for Trades Training at NWCC in the Northwest.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 27 -- Carnival arrives in Terrace

West Coast Amusements makes its annual trek through the Northwest, with TV 7 taking to the fair over the weekend.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 27 -- National Immunization Awareness week

Some background on the observance of National Immunization Awareness week in the Northwest.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 27 -- Thornhill Shooting Competition

A look at the weekend shooting competition held in Thornhill over the weekend.

From the CFTK TV archive.


April 27 -- Stewart Mayor outlines concerns over border closure

An update on the effect of the night time closure at the Border Closure in Stewart.

From the CFTK TV Archives.

 

Friday, April 24, 2015

April 24 -- Income Splitting Taxes

With the tax deadline looming, a look at some Income splitting opportunities.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 24 -- Earthquake reported off B. C. coast

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck south of Haida Gwaii on Friday morning.

From the Global TV archives


Thursday, April 23, 2015

April 23 -- Raising concerns about more coast guard closures

A power failure at the Prince Rupert Coast Guard station on Wednesday morning is raising alarms for members of Unifor, the union that represents communications workers at the Coast Guard stations.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 23 -- Smithers Secondary tackles Shakespeare with rock

The Smithers Secondary School drama presentation will feature a bit of Shakespeare and bit of rock and roll.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 23 -- KUTE shutdown looms in Kitimat

The recycling centre in Kitimat faces a potential shutdown due to low volunteer levels.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 23 -- Safey impact of coast guard closures

Concerns over coast guard closures in British Columbia.

From the Global TV archives


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

April 22 -- Logging Truck crash closes Highway 16

A logging truck crash east of Terrace closed Highway 16 on Wednesday.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 22 -- Sportsplex proposed for Smithers

A look at the planned Smithers Sportsplex and what it will have to offer the community.

From the CFTK TV archives.

 

April 22 -- Smithers Secondary School reaps technology through 25,000 dollar green grant

A 25,000 dollar  Green Grant from Staples Canada and Earth Day Canada is heading the way of Smithers Secondary School.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


Tuesday, April 21, 2015

April 21-- Hazelton Hockey plans for 2015-16

With the Hazelton rink shut down, the Hazelton Minor Hockey association is looking at its options

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 21 -- Kitimat Strike Emotions

As the Kitimat municipal workers strike continues on, the union is outlining the emotional impact that the strike is having on the community.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 21 -- North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice celebrates Eco Trust's anniversary

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice presents a statement to the Legislature celebrating the success of Eco Trust.

From the BC Legislature Video Archives.


Monday, April 20, 2015

April 20-- Fairview Container Terminal protest ends

A protest over a contract related to the Fairview Container Terminal expansion came to an end over the weekend.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 20 -- Smithers Council priorities

Smithers Town Council outlines its plans for the year ahead.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 20 -- Terrace Business Trade Show Expo

Terrace hosted its annual Trade show over the weekend.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 20 -- Northern Health advises of Whooping Cough increase in region

Northern Health is recommending immunization for Whooping Cough as incidences increase in the Northwest.

From the CFTK TV archives

 

April 20 -- Terrace's Annual Garbathon turns 30

A clean up campaign in Terrace celebrates its 30th anniversary

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 20 -- Tahltan vote in favour of co-management agreement with Red Chris Mine

The Tahltan First Nation voted in favour of a co-management agreement with the Red Chris Mine

From the CFTK TV Archive



April 20 -- Smithers Welcome Sign at Entrance of Downtown

A new welcome sign goes up in Downtown Smithers

From the CFTK TV Archives

 

April 20 -- Jennifer Rice on Government Openness and Tranaparency

North Coast MLA Jennifer asks Liberal Minister Amrik Virk questions related to openness and transparency of government.

From the Legislature Video Archives


Friday, April 17, 2015

April 17 -- Fairview Terminal viewing area closed

And update on the closing of the viewing are of the Fairview Terminal and more on the labour dispute surrounding the expansion project there.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 17 -- More Problems for the Terrace Airport

Issues related to the instrument landing system continue to plague the Terrace airport.

From the CFTK TV archives.


Thursday, April 16, 2015

April 16 -- Fairview Hiring Protest over Brush clearing contract

A dispute over a brush clearing contract at the Fairview Terminal escalated to a protest near the port area today.

From the CFTK TV Archives

 

April 16 -- Rupert Deaths Inquest

A coroners inquest will be held into the death of a mother and her autistic son in Prince Rupert in April of 2014.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 16 -- Totem Pole Outrage

The use of two totem poles to hold up an advertising sign is making for disappointment and anger in the Terrace area.

From the CFTK Archives


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

April 15 -- School District disappointed with Quick load hearing reception

School District 52 is expressing disappointment at the reception its presentation received by Prince Rupert City Council.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 15 -- Northwest Airport Closed

Instrument Landing issues at the Terrace airport resulted in cancelled flights and the closure of the airport on Wednesday.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 15 -- Smithers Tax Increases

Smithers Council introduced a five per cent tax increase at a public forum on Wednesday.

From the CFTK TV Archives


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

April 14 -- Quickload Rezoning Hearing

Prince Rupert City Council held a public hearing into rezoning issues related to the Canadian Freightways yard and its proposed use by Quickload Terminals.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


April 14 -- Transcanda energy information sessions in the Northwest

Transcanada energy is taking its message across the Northwest.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 14 -- Terrace Airport Grant


Background on how the Terrace Airport plans on funding its expansion project.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 14 -- Kispiox Festival Security

Changes to security measures at the Kispiox Rodeo and Festival will look to clamp down on the unruly behaviour of the past.

From the CFTK TV archives


Monday, April 13, 2015

April 13 -- Prince Rupert City Council session


The broadcast of the City of Prince Rupert's Council session for Monday, April 1th.

From the City of Prince Rupert You Tube page.


April 13 -- Prince Rupert Fire

Arson is suspected in a pair of fires reported at a property on 11th Avenue East.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 13 -- Kispiox Syrup production

A look at the harvest of birch syrup in the Kispiox area, a product that is growing in popularity across the province.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 13 -- Salmon Run Preparations

Preparations are underway at Kitsumkalum for the Annual Salmon Run in the community.

From the CFTK TV Archives


Friday, April 10, 2015

April 10 -- Prince Rupert Marina Project gets underway

The Atlin Terminal is a busy location this week as work gets underway on the new Marina complex for the Cow Bay area.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 10 -- North Terrace Slash Fire requires quick action

A slash fire north of Terrace required quick attention to bring under control.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 10 -- Gitwangak Crash update

Background on a single vehicle incident and rescue measures taking place near Gitwangak.

From the CFTK TV Arrchives

 

Thursday, April 9, 2015

April 9 -- NWCC Cuts in the Northwest

The prospect of cuts to university credit courses Northwest Community College will be clearer next week as the college deals with budget pressures.

From the CFTK TV Archive


April 9 -- Smithers Thaltan Meeting

Imperial Metals and the Tahltan nation continue with discussions on a proposed co-management agreement related to mining activity in Tahltan territory. With a referendum to be held in mid April.

From the CFTK TV Archives


April 9 -- Kitimat Bargaining Update

The District of Kitimat gives the union 72 hours to accept their final offer or it will be withdrawn.

From the CFTK TV Archives

 

April 9 -- NWCC Trades Training with Coast Mountain School District

Coast Mountain School District and NWCC work out a trades training program agreement.

From the CFTK TV archives.


Wednesday, April 8, 2015

April 8 -- Shell Buys BG Group

A look at the potential local impact of the Shell purchase of the BG Group.

From the CFTK TV archive.


April 8 -- CityWest opens office in Smithers

Prince Rupert based CityWest expands its storefront services and adds to service offerings to the Smithers region.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 8 -- Kitimat Council vs Union


As things heat up between the two sides, the latest developments in the six week old civic workers strike in Kitimat.

From the CFTK archive.


Tuesday, April 7, 2015

April 7 -- Prince Rupert City Council session

The broadcast of the City of Prince Rupert's Council session for Tuesday, April 7th.

From the City of Prince Rupert YouTube page.


April 7 -- Prince Rupert McKay Street Park project

Transition Prince Rupert has some plans for the McKay Street Park, a look at the recent information session and what may come next.

From the CFTK TV archives

 

April 7 -- Houston woman to receive BC achievement award

NWCC's Sandra Lavallie will soon be off to Victoria to receive a BC Achievement award.

From the CFTK TV Archives

 

April 7 -- Kitimat Union Rally planned

The ongoing labour dispute in Kitimat finds members of the union planning to launch a protest at Kitimat City Council.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 7 -- Body of missing Smithers man discovered on Highway 16

A search for a missing Smithers man comes to a sad end with the discovery of a body off of Highway 16.

From the CFTK TV Archives


Monday, April 6, 2015

April 6 -- Prince Rupert Homecoming 2015

A look at the preparations for the four day Prince Rupert Homecoming event this may.

From the CFTK TV archives

 

April 6 -- Terrace's Heritage Park Easter Hunt

Terrace celebrated Easter with a giant easter egg hunt in a community park

From the CFTK TV archives

 

April 6 -- Line in the Sand Documentary showing across Northwest

A documentary on the Enbridge Northern Gateway process is finding a receptive audience across the region.

From the CFTK TV archives

 

Thursday, April 2, 2015

April 2 -- Fairview Terminal Purchase

DP World acquires the Maher Terminals operations at Fariview Container Terminal.

From the CFTK TV Archives

 

April 2 -- Smithers Child Development Centre

The Smithers Child Development Centre prepares to open its doors to a new location.

From the CFTK TV Archives.


Wednesday, April 1, 2015

April 1 -- Herring Fishery Job losses in Prince Rupert

A look at the herring fishery on the North Coast and the loss of jobs over recent years.

From the CFTK TV archives.


April 1 -- Nathan Cullen's Anti-Tanker bill

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen's anti-tanker bill went down to defeat in the House of Commons.

From the CFTK TV archives


 

April 1 -- Hazelton Mental health essay project

An essay writing campaign in the Stikine riding to highlight the pressures and impact on mental health in the Northwest.

From the CFTK TV archives


April 1 -- Terrace Totem Carving project

A look at a totem carving project underway in Terrace.

From the CFTK TV Archives