April 28 --North Pacific Cannery work experience program

Work experience program provided employment on North Pacific Cannery Historical Site.

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April 28 -- Day of Mourning

The Province commemorated a day of mourning for those that died while on the job.

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April 27 -- Potential Northern Gateway Location shift

The Northern Gateway project may not be dead quite yet, with some consideration in motion to finding a new destination for the project terminal.

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April 27 -- Smithers Housing Issues

Smithers Council is looking to BC Housing for more funding for affordable housing stock in the community.

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April 27 -- Rupert's Baby

A woman, who was left at the doors of Prince Rupert Hospital as a newborn, is looking to connect with her birth mother in the Prince Rupert area.

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April 26 -- Prince Rupert 311 Service

Prince Rupert will be introducing a 311 Service for non emergency issues in the community.

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April 26 -- Rupert Housing Analysis

The Mayor revealed some background into recent discussions between the City and BC Housing on the current stock of affordable housing in the community.

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April 26 -- Terrace Shelter Decision

Terrace City council has denied a request to create a homeless shelter in the downtown area.

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April 25 -- Prince Rupert Serious Highway Collision

Highway 16 was closed for over five hours east of Prince Rupert on Sunday, after a serious car collision between two vehicles. The incident which is suspected to be alcohol required that one occupant, a 19 year old female be airlifted to a Vancouver hospital with serious injuries.

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A;pril 25 -- Terrace Homeless Count

The number of homeless residents in Terrace has increased dramatically after findings from a Terrace homeless survey found over 100 residents living on the streets.

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April 21 -- Ban the Bags

Kitimat Students at St. Anthony's are looking to raise awareness in their ban the bag initiative, which would see plastic bags banned for use.

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April 19 -- Port funding assists Kitkatla Community Kitchen

Some funding from the Prince Rupert Port Authority Community Investment Fund is being put to use in the community of Kitkatla.

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April 19 -- Northwest First Nations hereditary chiefs in Ottawa on Lelu Island concerns

A delegation of First Nations Hereditary Chiefs and leaders was in Ottawa today to deliver a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging rejection of the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project.

From the CFTK TV archives.

April 19 -- Employees of Rio Tinto Speak out on unacceptable issues

Workers at the Rio Tinto Aluminum Smelter are raising a number of concerns about the facility in Kitimat.

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April 18 -- Wellness Expo held in Terrace

The Terrace Sportsplex was the home for the first annual Wellness Expo in the community.

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April 15 -- Overdoses in the North

Northern Health is raising awareness of concerns over overdoses taking place in Northern British Columbia.

From the CFTK TV archives.

April 15 -- Preparations taking place for Terrace wellness Expo this weekend

Organizers of a Wellness Expo in Terrace are putting in place the final plans for this weekends event.

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April 14 -- Prince Rupert Wolf removed

Conservation officers have destroyed an underfed and aggressive female wolf that had been roaming the Prince Rupert region through the last month.

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April 14 -- Smithers RCMP looking for assistance in missing woman case

The Smithers RCMP is looking for assistance in trying to locate a missing Smithers woman.

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April 14 -- The state of homelessness in Terrace

An instructor from Northwest Community College has provided some background into the homeless issue in Terrace.

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April 13 -- School District 52 chooses to go with two week Spring Break

After a lengthy process and a couple of votes, SD52 has finally decided on a two week Spring Break for students in the community to start in 2017.

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April 13 -- Transportation Cuts among the cost savings from SD 52

As part of their budget cuts for 2016, School District 52 has decided to no longer provide bus transportation in the city, or pay for Ferry transportation service to Metlakatla. The transportation items were just some of the cuts made to balance the SD52 budget for the year.

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April 13 -- Lake Kathlyn School in Smithers to close

Despite strong opposition from parents, the Bulkley Valley School District has decided to close the Lady Kathlyn School in the community.

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April 12 -- Cullen Considers Leadership

With Tom Mulcair voted out of his position as leader of the NDP, interest in having Nathan Cullen seek the leadership is growing, the Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP outlines where he's at on the topic.

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April 12 -- Ksan Housing Society proposal for shelter location

The K'san Housing Society plan for an extreme weather shelter in Terrace is finding some push back in the community.

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April 11 -- Cow Bay Marina Opens

A look at Saturday's official opening of the Cow Bay Marina.

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April 11 -- Port of Prince Rupert letter on Lelu Island structures

The Prince Rupert Port Authority has issued a letter to those that have set up camp on Lelu Island calling for a halt to any further construction of structures on the island.

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April 11 -- District of Kitimat Hearing on Social Housing

The District of Kitimat is embarking on a review of an application for a proposed Social Housing complex to be located in an old motel in the community.

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April 11 -- Kitimat Clean up efforts

Kitimat RCMP have been conducting information roadblocks in the community to ensure that loads bound for the dump have been secured properly.

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April 8 -- Northwest real estate figures

The latest report from the British Columbia Northern Real Estate Board provide a snapshot of the realty market in the first quarter of 2016.

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April 7 -- Private Member's Bill on Drinking water in Schools

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice has introduced a Private Member's Bill to seek the testing of drinking water in the province's schools.

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April 7 -- Concerns over Rio Tinto Emissions

A Kitimat woman has concerns over health issues related to  emissions from the Rio Tinto facility in the community.

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April 7 -- LNG Approval Debate

Labour officials in British Columbia are expressing their disappointment in the Provincial NDP's recent comments related to LNG development in the province.

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April 6 -- Port Expansion Talk in Prince Rupert

The Port of Prince Rupert hosted a noon hour talk on the progress of the Fairview Terminal expansion project and its impact on the community.

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April 6 -- Rio Tinto goes into full capacity at Kitimat operations

The Rio Tinto Aluminum Smelter expansion is officially complete, with the company going into full capacity at their Kitimat operations.

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April 6 -- Shelter Debate in Terrace

Terrace City council is considering an application to develop a downtown extreme weather shelter, however some residents and business owners have concerns on the proposal.

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April 5 -- Prince Rupert residents featured in LNG Alliance PSA

An organization created to deliver the message of the potential from LNG development is about to launch a PSA campaign that will feature some contributions from Prince Rupert.

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April 5 -- Kitimat Refinery moves forward towards regulatory process

The delivery of a project submission by Kitimat Clean to the CEAA is being welcomed by Kitimat officials who are watching the progress for that project with interest.

From the CFTK TV archives.

April 5 -- Huckleberry Mine Callback

Some workers in the Bulkley Valley are heading back to work as the Huckelberry mine makes a callback after recent layoffs.

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April 4 -- Prince Rupert Autism Walk

A look back at Saturday's Walk for Autism held in Prince Rupert.

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April 4 -- Kitimat Clean Oil Refinery plan outlined

The proponents of the Kitimat Clean Oil refinery outlined some background to their project description submitted to the CEAA this week.

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April 4 -- Arson suspected at PIR plant in Smithers

A 49 year old man is in custody in relation to two suspicious fires at a Smithers sawmill.

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April 1 -- SPCA Cares for Panda the Cat

The Prince Rupert branch of the SPCA is taking care of a six month old cat that was taken to them for attention and required surgery at the local veterinary hospital, once Panda the cat is in good health again it will be up for adoption.

The SPCA is also accepting donations towards the 1500 dollar cost for the required surgery and care.

From the CFTK TV Archives

April 1 -- Walk for Autism in Prince Rupert

Organizers of a local Autism Walk event in Prince Rupert are inviting members of the community to join them in their walk on Saturday which starts at Mariner's Park.

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April 1 -- NorthWest Burning Caution

An early season warning from the Fire Information Centre urges caution for residents in the Northwest when it comes to any fire plans in the area.


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