Friday, August 30, 2019

August 30 -- Rupert Lead in Water

The City of Prince Rupert has issued a reminder to residents on the practice of flushing home and business water pipes, after tests have found elevated levels of lead in some homes in the community.

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August 30 -- Rupert sunset lounge

A new Lounge is set to open in Prince Rupert, as the Sunset Lounge and Grill prepares to open its doors.

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August 30 -- Terrace Skating Program

New ice in the Terrace Arena means the start of Skating programs for the community.

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

August 29 -- Terrace Murals update

A pair of groups in the Terrace area are putting brush to building to create public art in the community.

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August 29 -- Solidarity Vision Walk

A small group of people are currently on a walk of solidarity to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer research and other causes, the walk started Tuesday with participants arriving in Telkwa on their way west.


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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

August 28 -- Maitland Missing

The mother of a missing Lax Kw'alaams man, continues to look for answers to his disappearance.

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August 28 -- Bachrach Leave

Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach will be taking a leave of absence from municipal duties as he concentrates on his bid for federal office in the upcoming Canadian election of October.

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August 28 -- Burns Lake Church Heritage project

The Village of Burns Lake would like to see the community's oldest building return to service.



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August 28 -- Rotary Revitalization

The Rotary Clubs of the Northwest have been hosting District Governor Bala Naidoo this week


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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

August 27 -- Rupert Water Funds

A funding announcement from the Federal government has provided the details towards three party funding for a new water treatment facility in Prince Rupert.

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August 27 -- Haisla Seaspan contract

The Haisla Nation and Seaspan have joined together to create a new transportation service in the Kitimat area and have received a tugboat contract for the LNG Canada project in the community.

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August 27 -- Kitimat Animal Shelter

The Kitimat Animal shelter is reminding residents of the available animals looking for new homes.

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Monday, August 26, 2019

August 26 -- North Pacific 130th

The North Pacific Cannery Historical Site in Port Edward celebrated its 130th anniversary over the weekend.

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August 26 -- BVX Wrap

A look back at the 2019 edition of the Bulkley Valley Exhibition in Smithers

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Friday, August 23, 2019

August 23 -- Burns Lake Heritage Church

Burns Lake prepares to celebrate the 90th anniversary of its oldest building the St. John's Anglican Church.


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August 23 -- Atwal Parole Denied

Parole has been denied for a Kitimat father who stabbed his daughter and was convicted of second degree murder.


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Thursday, August 22, 2019

August 22 -- Salmon and global warming

The latest study from DFO on the fate of Canadian Pacific salmon has been released

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

August 21 -- Prince Rupert/Port Edward Fire Mutual aid update

Not much has changed in five months between Port Edward and Prince Rupert, with the two communities still unable to reach an agreement on mutual aid.

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August 21 -- Skeena Salmon Report

New Data from an SFU study into Skeena River Salmon shows a clear picture
at to how much decline the Skeena has seen over the last 100 years.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

August 20 -- Rupert Bus Stop Emergency

RCMP members, Fire Personnel and BC Ambulance responders all attended a call of a man in distress at a Prince Rupert Bus Stop on Monday evening.

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August 20 -- Rupert Rail Safety Week

Prince Rupert City Council has approved a request to declare September 23 to 28 Rail Safety week in the Community. City Council will also declare November 11 to 16 as Metis Awareness week.

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August 20 -- Burns Lake Assault

RCMP in Burns Lake are asking for the help of the public as they continue to investigate an assault on a teen age girl in the community.

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Monday, August 19, 2019

August 19 -- Smithers Pride Society

Smithers is now home to a growing Pride Society with sixteen members now signed up in the Bulkley Valley community.

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August 19 -- Hazelton Arena Grand Opening planned

Residents of the Hazeltons will soon be celebrating the Grand Opening of the new Hazelton Arena.

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August 19 -- Terrace Kitimat Airport Society marks 20 years of ownership of Northwest Regional Airport

The Body which oversees the Northwest Regional Airport is celebrating twenty years since they took over the Regional airport in Terrace.

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Thursday, August 15, 2019

August 15 -- Haisla Street Hockey

The first ever Street Hockey hosted by the Haisla Nation Council took place at Kitiamt's River Lodge parking lot.


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August 15 -- Smithers Steelheads

After a two years absence, the Smithers Steelheads are making their plans to return to the CIHL.

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August 15 -- Work BC Driver Training plans

The Province of British Columbia, Work BC and All Nations Driving are joining together to offer Free Driver Instruction for First Nations communities in Northwestern British Columbia.

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

August 14 -- Haida Film

"Now is the Time" A film from Haida Gwaii film maker Christopher Auchter  is on its way to Toronto for this years Toronto International Film Festival.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

August 13 -- Hazelton Arena update

Residents of the Hazeltons are looking ahead to the opening of their new community ice rink.

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August 13 -- Terrace Cannabis Hearing

Terrace City Council outlined details on further retail cannabis stores for the community.

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Monday, August 12, 2019

August 12 -- Prince Rupert's Udderfest

A look ahead to Prince Rupert's Udderfest showcase of theatre at the Tom Rooney Playhouse.

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August 12 -- Rescued Geologist In Northwest

Search and Rescue Teams from Terrace and Smithers coordinated their efforts to rescue an injured Vancouver area geologist from the Bell II region near Burridge Creek.

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August 12 -- Mehan Lake Fire update

The latest notes on the Mehan Lake Fire from the BC Wildfire Service.

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Friday, August 9, 2019

August 9 -- Metlakatla Trail Funding

Work on rebuilding the Metlakatla Trail got a boost this week with word of funding for the project from the Northern Development Initiative Trust.

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August 9 -- TORCA update on proposed Terrace trails

Mountain bike and trail riders could see some new trails developed as Terrace groups work to develop new projects in the region.

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Thursday, August 8, 2019

August 8 -- Cullen Farewell BBQ

Skeena-BulkleyValley MP Nathan Cullen is making his farewell round of BBQ's this summer, with the soon to be retiring MP stopping in Prince Rupert his week.

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August 8 -- Tent City Forum in Terrace

Terrace officials will be looking for input from the public on the theme of an ongoing tent City as part of an upcoming Civic Forum on the issue.

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August 8 -- Terrace Pool Closure

The newly renovated Terrace Aquatic Centre is shutting down for some annual maintenance in September.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

August 7 -- Fishing Bans

The Northwest Fishery is facing some major challenges this season and one First Nation has instituted a Fishing Ban in its territory.

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August 7 -- Terrace homeless forum

The City of Terrace has announced a community forum on homelessness for September

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August 7 -- Terrace Pool Closure announced

The City of Terrace has announced a pool Closure for September.

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August 7 -- Kitimat Lost Votes initiative

The District of Kitimat is the next Northwest community to take up the cause of the Lost Votes initiative.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

August 6 -- Rupert Cancer BBQ

Prince Rupert was host to a fundraising event for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, with Team Prince Rupert hosting an event at the Wheelhouse Brewery



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August 6 -- Coast Mountain Superintendent takes leave of absence

The Superintendent of the Coast Mountain School District will take a one year leave of absence from the District as she takes on duties with the Ministry of Education.


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August 6 -- Rotary Ducks

The annual Riverboat Days Duck Race had another successful run this weekend.

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

August 1 -- Dodge Cove Water

The community of Dodge Cove continues on with their near thirty year Boil Water advisory, with financial limitations reducing the opportunity to change that status.


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