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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer In a move that could revolutionize how national parks are managed, Parks Canada is partnering with Indigenous people to share authority over decisions in dozens of locations. Under its 2025‑26 Departmental Plan, the agency aims to have at least 27 natural heritage places and 15 cultural heritage sites managed in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities by […] More
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Tiny House for Matriarch Opposing PRGT Arrives in Gitxsan Lax’Yip From ‘Victoria’
By Mike Graeme, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Indiginews A hand-built tiny home arrived in Gitxsan territories in July, marking the latest act of grassroots resistance to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline. With support from more than 100 volunteers, the mobile structure was built over two weeks in May in “Victoria” for Gitxsan Matriarch Maas […] More
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International Overdose Awareness Day Event to Be Held in Fort St. John
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity Updated, July 10th, 12:30 p.m.: This story was updated to clarify which organizations are organizing the event. FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Plans for an event to bring awareness to those suffering from substance abuse are being finalized in Fort St. John. International Overdose Awareness Day takes place […] More
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Local Bluebirds Production Wins Awards at Community Theatre Festival
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local production won several awards at the province’s community theatre festival which took place in Fort St. John this year. Over 100 performers travelled from around B.C. to put on their productions during the week-long festival, including entries from five different theatre companies […] More
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‘Everything Has to Come Together’: Report Highlights Tse’k’wa as Repatriation Success Story
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. — A local Indigenous-owned heritage site is being pointed to as an example of the successful repatriation of cultural items, according to the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC). Reports released by the FPCC entitled ‘From Stealing to Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations’ and ‘Repatriation […] More
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Time Served for Man Who Used Imitation Firearm in Robbery
Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen A 57-year-old known as “Hector the Collector” pleaded guilty to using an imitation firearm in a robbery and was sentenced to time served on June 9 in BC Supreme Court in Prince George. Court heard that Phillip Gilbert Fraser went to the Smithers residence of two […] More
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Fort St. John First Stop on UNBC Summer Sports Camp Tour
Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A university’s themed sporting camps will take a road trip throughout July and August, with its first stop being Fort St. John. Prince George’s University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) will host camps throughout the remainder of summer in northern B.C. communities, including […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they’ve been abandoned.
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
The local music festival Fred Fest returns to Fort St. John for its fifth edition in 2025, taking place on August 22nd and 23rd, 2025.
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they’ve been abandoned.
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
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Tiny House for Matriarch Opposing PRGT Arrives in Gitxsan Lax’Yip From ‘Victoria’
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International Overdose Awareness Day Event to Be Held in Fort St. John
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Local Bluebirds Production Wins Awards at Community Theatre Festival
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
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Tiny House for Matriarch Opposing PRGT Arrives in Gitxsan Lax’Yip From ‘Victoria’
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International Overdose Awareness Day Event to Be Held in Fort St. John
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Local Bluebirds Production Wins Awards at Community Theatre Festival
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
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Tiny House for Matriarch Opposing PRGT Arrives in Gitxsan Lax’Yip From ‘Victoria’
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International Overdose Awareness Day Event to Be Held in Fort St. John
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they’ve been abandoned.
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
The local music festival Fred Fest returns to Fort St. John for its fifth edition in 2025, taking place on August 22nd and 23rd, 2025.
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
Parks Canada is moving toward a new era of co-governance, partnering with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to share real decision-making power in dozens of parks and heritage sites across the country by 2026.
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer In a move that could revolutionize how national parks are managed, Parks Canada is partnering with Indigenous people to share authority over decisions in dozens of locations. Under its 2025‑26 Departmental Plan, the agency aims to have at least 27 natural heritage places and 15 cultural heritage sites managed in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities by […] More
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Tiny House for Matriarch Opposing PRGT Arrives in Gitxsan Lax’Yip From ‘Victoria’
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
By Mike Graeme, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Indiginews A hand-built tiny home arrived in Gitxsan territories in July, marking the latest act of grassroots resistance to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline. With support from more than 100 volunteers, the mobile structure was built over two weeks in May in “Victoria” for Gitxsan Matriarch Maas […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they’ve been abandoned.
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
The local music festival Fred Fest returns to Fort St. John for its fifth edition in 2025, taking place on August 22nd and 23rd, 2025.
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
Parks Canada is moving toward a new era of co-governance, partnering with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to share real decision-making power in dozens of parks and heritage sites across the country by 2026.
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer In a move that could revolutionize how national parks are managed, Parks Canada is partnering with Indigenous people to share authority over decisions in dozens of locations. Under its 2025‑26 Departmental Plan, the agency aims to have at least 27 natural heritage places and 15 cultural heritage sites managed in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities by […] More
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Tiny House for Matriarch Opposing PRGT Arrives in Gitxsan Lax’Yip From ‘Victoria’
Volunteer supporters built the home for Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown, who has been camping in the path of the controversial pipeline in northern ‘B.C.’
By Mike Graeme, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Indiginews A hand-built tiny home arrived in Gitxsan territories in July, marking the latest act of grassroots resistance to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline. With support from more than 100 volunteers, the mobile structure was built over two weeks in May in “Victoria” for Gitxsan Matriarch Maas […] More
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International Overdose Awareness Day Event to Be Held in Fort St. John
International Overdose Awareness Day is being organized for August 31st at Festival Plaza in Fort St. John.
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity Updated, July 10th, 12:30 p.m.: This story was updated to clarify which organizations are organizing the event. FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Plans for an event to bring awareness to those suffering from substance abuse are being finalized in Fort St. John. International Overdose Awareness Day takes place […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they’ve been abandoned.
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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From Sanctuary to Shipping Lane: LNG Canada Tankers Threaten BC’s Whale Haven
Once a whale sanctuary, Douglas Channel is now facing a surge of LNG tanker traffic that threatens humpbacks and fin whales.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For the Gitga’at Nation, Douglas Channel on the BC’s north coast is more than a shipping lane — it’s also a haven for at-risk humpback and fin whales. Now, a new wave of shipping traffic to the LNG Canada project in Kitimat means the whales must navigate the threat of deadly ship strikes […] More
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Decision Looms for Next Major B.C. LNG Export Project
B.C. concluded its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. Ministers have until just after Labour Day to make a decision.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal By early September, B.C. politicians will decide the fate of the province’s next big LNG venture. According to an announcement quietly posted on a provincial government website last week, the Ksi Lisims LNG environmental assessment was completed on Aug. 7 and referred to B.C.’s ministers of environment and energy for a final decision. The ministers — Tamara Davidson and Adrian […] More
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BC Takes First Steps to Protect Coastal Conservation Hotspots With First Nations
BC and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations have announced a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to safeguard the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets as part of the larger Great Bear Sea project.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Two small inlets with immense ecological and cultural importance on BC’s remote north coast are getting some initial protection as part of the Great Bear Sea project. The province and the Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations are implementing a new 14-square-kilometre wildlife management area to protect the Kitkiata and Kishkosh Inlets off the Douglas […] More
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Ottawa’s Foreign Worker Cap Is Already Being Felt
As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they’ve been abandoned.
By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they’re feeling abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they are looking at a staffing crisis. As data shows […] More
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Annual Fort St. John Music Festival Returns for Fifth Edition This Year
The local music festival Fred Fest returns to Fort St. John for its fifth edition in 2025, taking place on August 22nd and 23rd, 2025.
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, EnergeticCity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local summertime music festival will return for its fifth edition next month, bringing local talent to a two-day event in Fort St. John. Fred Fest, founded by McRae Powder Coating owner and Fort St. John resident Fred McRae, will take place on […] More
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Parks Canada Will Share Stewardship With Indigenous Nations
Parks Canada is moving toward a new era of co-governance, partnering with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to share real decision-making power in dozens of parks and heritage sites across the country by 2026.
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer In a move that could revolutionize how national parks are managed, Parks Canada is partnering with Indigenous people to share authority over decisions in dozens of locations. Under its 2025‑26 Departmental Plan, the agency aims to have at least 27 natural heritage places and 15 cultural heritage sites managed in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities by […] More