BC First Nations Promise Renewed Resistance to Smith’s Pipeline Plans - West Coast NOW
BC First Nations leaders have rejected Premier Danielle Smith’s new pipeline proposal to the North Coast, warning it breaches their rights.| West Coast NOW
BC First Nations leaders have rejected Premier Danielle Smith’s new pipeline proposal to the North Coast, warning it breaches their rights.| West Coast NOW
Prince Rupert’s newly revamped emergency department is officially open, bringing improvements and an expanded setting to the city’s regional hospital. The $16.5 million upgrade, announced by the province on September 19, is designed to improve care for local residents and help attract health-care professionals to the area, according to the Northern Health Authority. “This new […] The post Upgraded $16.5M Emergency Department Opens Its Doors in Prince Rupert appeared first on West Coas...| West Coast NOW
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal The federal government celebrated B.C.’s newly approved Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility this week, touting Canada’s environmental standards. But the project will be heavily reliant on natural gas in its initial stage, according to the approval released Monday. This will result in “significant adverse effects on greenhouse gas […] The post Canada Calls This Newly Approved LNG Project Green....| West Coast NOW
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer An Indigenous band in BC wants a 2002 land claim settlement overturned and is demanding $150 million in compensation from the federal government. “Our people have lived in the Prince Rupert area since time immemorial.” Garry Reece, Mayor of the Lax Kw’alaams Central to the dispute is the Tsimpsean Indian Reserve No. 2, historically shared between […] The post First Nation Sues Feds, Saying They Were ...| West Coast NOW
by Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Fisheries and Oceans Canada cut the monitoring of salmon streams along BC’s North and Central Coast, leaving critical stocks uncounted at the height of spawning season. Seasonal “creek walkers” — contractors for the fisheries department (DFO) who trek along streams to record salmon returns — haven’t been hired […] The post DFO ‘Legacy of Neglect’ Leaves North Coast...| West Coast NOW
An inquest into the 2023 deaths of Janet Nguyen, Christopher Duong, and their two young sons will offer the community a chance for answers.| West Coast NOW
Parks Canada is partnering with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to share decision-making power in parks and heritage sites.| West Coast NOW
A hand-built tiny house arrives on Gitxsan Lax’yip to support Matriarch Teresa Brown’s resistance to the PRGT pipeline.| West Coast NOW
An International Overdose Awareness Day event in Fort St. John on August 31st will honour lives lost, raise awareness, and offer support.| West Coast NOW
Stage North’s Bluebirds earned four awards at BC’s Mainstage Festival in Fort St. John, highlighting the strength of local community theatre.| West Coast NOW
