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UNBC board chair dismissed

UNBC board chair dismissed

UNBC sent out a terse press release late Friday, announcing that UNBC board of governors chair Aaron Ekman has been relieved of his duties effective immediately.
Poisoned drugs claimed the lives of 254 First Nations people last year in BC

Poisoned drugs claimed the lives of 254 First Nations people last year in BC

New data  from the First Nations Health Authority released Thursday shows First  Nations people, who make up just 3.3 per cent of the B.C. population,  are more than five times more likely to die from poisoned drugs.
City's role questioned in proposed student housing project

City's role questioned in proposed student housing project

City sold land to private developer at more than 25% below market value
317 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths in B.C.

317 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths in B.C.

There's a new outbreak at Brookside Lodge care home in the Fraser Valley.
Local First Nations group calls for moose calf hunt to be cancelled

Local First Nations group calls for moose calf hunt to be cancelled

Up to 100 calf moose tags could be issued to hunters, McLeod Lake Indian Band says
CN Rail slapped with $100,000 fine for spraying pesticides near B.C. river

CN Rail slapped with $100,000 fine for spraying pesticides near B.C. river

The company pleaded guilty in Prince Rupert court Thursday after it sprayed pesticides along its tracks between Terrace and Prince Rupert without a pest management plan in place.
B.C. hits vaccine milestone

B.C. hits vaccine milestone

Province accelerating delivery of second doses
B.C. Wildlife Federation to build wetland at Mackenzie Secondary School

B.C. Wildlife Federation to build wetland at Mackenzie Secondary School

The wetland will function as an outdoor learning lab
Demolition of former high school nearly complete

Demolition of former high school nearly complete

Crews have been hard at work at the site of the former Kelly Road Secondary School.
Prince George Indigenous organizations celebrated for response to COVID-19

Prince George Indigenous organizations celebrated for response to COVID-19

PGNAETA received $291,173 in Indigenous Community Support Funding