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
Close| West Coast NOW
By Crystal St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art has launched an exhibit titled NDN Giver that will run until Feb. 22, 2026. It is curated by Amelia Rea, who is the assistant curator at the gallery in Vancouver, and who is a Tsiits Git’anee clan member from […] The post Gallery Exhibit Shows the Tradition of Giving It All Away Makes for Truer Wealth appeared first on West Coast NOW.| 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
Stan Hutchings is one of the last of his kind. He is a professional ‘creekwalker’ – a charter patrolman contracted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to walk the vast streams of the Skeena River and count salmon populations.| West Coast NOW
FOR PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME| West Coast NOW
Terrace residents are pushing back against the city’s plan to demolish the Kin Hut, a World War II-era building located near the Heritage Park Museum. The debate came to a head at a recent public hearing, where locals and heritage advocates argued that the building’s history makes it worth preserving, despite concerns about its condition […] The post Terrace’s Kin Hut at a Crossroads: Demolition or Restoration? appeared first on West Coast NOW.| 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 Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune It’s the final day of the 2025 Tour de North ride, and 150 Mile Fire Department volunteer Sharleen Bast is once again among the pack. “I’m so stoked to be riding with this team,” Bast wrote in a Facebook post just days before setting […] The post Cariboo Fire Fighter Raises Over $11K for Tour de North appeared first on West Coast NOW.| West Coast NOW
The Hazelton Wolverines opened their season with a 5-2 victory over the Smithers Steelheads at home in the Central Interior Hockey League. The game took place Saturday at the Upper Skeena Recreation Centre in Hazelton. Hazelton jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the first period and stretched it to 5-2 by the end of […] The post Hazelton Wolverines Open Hockey Season with 5-2 Win Over Smithers Steelheads appeared first on West Coast NOW.| West Coast NOW
On September 5, 2025, the BC Supreme Court declared that the Haida Nation holds Aboriginal title over the entire terrestrial territory of Haida Gwaii, including intertidal and submerged lands down to the low-water mark. The decision, delivered by Justice Christopher J. Giaschi, is unprecedented in Canada: it is the first time a court has formally […] The post First in Canada: Full Aboriginal Title Recognized on Haida Gwaii appeared first on West Coast NOW.| 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
FOR PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME| 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
Former Haida Gwaii journalist makes her fiction debut with A Room in the Forest, a coming-of-age novel set in the forests of Haida Gwaii.| West Coast NOW
