January 24, 2016 | Castanet Staff | Castanet Lelu Island and Flora Bank, critical habitat for wild salmon at the mouth of the Skeena River in northwestern B.C., have been declared permanently protected from industrial development by an unprecedented coalition …
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NDP calls for more protections after evicted tenants turn to emergency services
December 11, 2015 | Gene Law | CFNR The eviction of trailer park tenants just outside of Prince Rupert has the provincial NDP calling for stronger protections. Residents at a Port Edward trailer park were served with eviction notices earlier this …
NDP MLA Jennifer Rice says transportation minister should have attended Highway of Tears meetings
November 25, 2015| CBC Radio Daybreak North Even though she wasn’t invited, Jennifer Rice attended a symposium on the Highway of Tears in Smithers this week. She says it’s important to hear from the people affected by missing and murdered …
Mixed Reaction to Highway 16 Transportation Symposium
November 25, 2015 | Staff Writer | PG News Attendees of Tuesday’s “Transportation Symposium” in Smithers have expressed mixed opinions about the event. The evening aimed to bring together minds to tackle transportation issues along Highway 16. North Coast NDP …
Highway of Tears gathering set for Smithers
November 22, 2015 | Dirk Meissner | The Canadian Press Community leaders along British Columbia’s notorious Highway of Tears meet this week to debate the highly charged issue of improving safety along the route that cuts across the centre of …
CBC: B.C. northern leaders complain they weren’t invited to Highway of Tears gathering
November 19, 2015 | CBC Staff Writer | CBC News Several high profile community leaders who have decried the lack of transit in northern B.C. say they haven’t been invited to a long-awaited meeting next week in Smithers, where officials …
Global News: Prince Rupert’s largest cannery closing; 500 jobs in jeopardy
November 13, 2015 | Justin McElroy | Global News The Mayor of Prince Rupert says 500 jobs in his city could be eliminated after Canfisco announced they would be ending their salmon canning operation at the historic Oceanside Plant. “Our town …
Statement on Canfisco ending salmon canning at Oceanside Plant
November 12, 2015 | Jennifer Rice PRINCE RUPERT— North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Canfisco is ending salmon canning operations at their Prince Rupert plant: “Today is a sad day for …
The Province: As federal missing-women inquiry looms, B.C. documents on Highway of Tears tear open wounds
November 9, 2015 | Dirk Meissner | The Province The small British Columbia Cheslatta Carrier Nation has a decades-long anguished relationship with Highway 16, or the so-called Highway of Tears. Five people from the community of less than 350 near …
Video: MLA Rice Introduces Kitasoo/Xai Xais Chief
J. Rice: Today we have the elected Chief Councillor Doug Neasloss in the House. Doug is the chief councillor of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation from Klemtu on the central coast. He’s also the resource stewardship director. He’s been the lead tour …