Ben Bogstie

Annabelle, a Centennial Christian School student poses with cans of soup during the Grade 3 class visit to the Terrace Church’s Food Bank. (Submitted photo/Kelsey Merritt)

Terrace elementary students cram abandoned cart for food bank

Centennial Christian School Grade 3 class visited Terrace Church’s Food Bank

Annabelle, a Centennial Christian School student poses with cans of soup during the Grade 3 class visit to the Terrace Church’s Food Bank. (Submitted photo/Kelsey Merritt)
Dancers performing at Hoobiyee 2020 in Gitlaxt’aamiks. The 2022 event will be taking place Mar. 11 and Mar. 12 at the Ts’oohl Ts’ap Memorial Centre in Gitwinksihlkw.

Full capacity Hoobiyee 2022 set to return mid-March in Gitwinksihlkw

Proof of vaccine and masks required at event, live streaming option in development

Dancers performing at Hoobiyee 2020 in Gitlaxt’aamiks. The 2022 event will be taking place Mar. 11 and Mar. 12 at the Ts’oohl Ts’ap Memorial Centre in Gitwinksihlkw.
An aerial view of the Skeena Industrial Development Park lands taken in July, 2018. (Richard Zhang/Taisheng International Investment Services photo)

City of Terrace files lawsuit over Skeena Industrial Development Park

Terrace alleges Taisheng did not meet its contractual obligations after it exercised buyback option

An aerial view of the Skeena Industrial Development Park lands taken in July, 2018. (Richard Zhang/Taisheng International Investment Services photo)
Eggs move through the quality control and packing projects at Daybreak Farms, located on Eby St. in Terrace. The operation has plans to modernize at a cost of around $10 million. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Egg-normous: Daybreak Farms eyes multi-million dollar modernization project

Egg producer needs the City of Terrace to sign off on zoning amendments

Eggs move through the quality control and packing projects at Daybreak Farms, located on Eby St. in Terrace. The operation has plans to modernize at a cost of around $10 million. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
Eggs move through the quality control and packing projects at Daybreak Farms, located on Eby St. in Terrace. The operation has plans to modernize at a cost of around $10 million. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Egg-normous: Daybreak Farms eyes multi-million dollar modernization project

Egg producer needs the City of Terrace to sign off on zoning amendments

Eggs move through the quality control and packing projects at Daybreak Farms, located on Eby St. in Terrace. The operation has plans to modernize at a cost of around $10 million. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
There were 86 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Terrace LHA during the week of Jan. 23 to Jan 29, 2021. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

Number of new COVID-19 cases in Northwest

Smithers saw another drop in recorded new cases

There were 86 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Terrace LHA during the week of Jan. 23 to Jan 29, 2021. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)
Hwy 16 is closed between Terrace and Prince Rupert this morning (Feb. 3) due to adverse weather conditions. (Screenshot/DriveBC)

Hwy 16 closed between Terrace and Prince Rupert

Smithers and Terrace under winter storm warning, more freezing rain expected

Hwy 16 is closed between Terrace and Prince Rupert this morning (Feb. 3) due to adverse weather conditions. (Screenshot/DriveBC)
Emily Dickson is a 12-time national champion and a 26-time national medalist. (Submitted photo/Black Press Media)
Emily Dickson is a 12-time national champion and a 26-time national medalist. (Submitted photo/Black Press Media)
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning in effect for Feb. 2 that includes the Terrace and Kitimat areas. (Black Press Media file photo)

Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat area under snowfall warning

Around 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected to accumulate today (Feb. 2)

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning in effect for Feb. 2 that includes the Terrace and Kitimat areas. (Black Press Media file photo)
Coast Mountains School District 82 is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and will start looking for a new Hazelton Secondary School principal. (Black Press Media file photo)

Coast Mountains School District looking to fill vacancies

Superintendent hiring process underway, principal for Hazelton Secondary School needed

Coast Mountains School District 82 is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and will start looking for a new Hazelton Secondary School principal. (Black Press Media file photo)
Hwy 16 is closed in both directions from around three kilometres east of Terrace to 24 kilometres west of Cedarvale due to a vehicle incident. (Kevin Andolfatto/Facebook)

UPDATE: Hwy 16 vehicle incident near Usk cleared

Logging and fuel trucks involved, no injuries reported

Hwy 16 is closed in both directions from around three kilometres east of Terrace to 24 kilometres west of Cedarvale due to a vehicle incident. (Kevin Andolfatto/Facebook)

Principles can get in the way

It is important to have principles. They act as a foundation for…

Hazelton Secondary School is open today (Jan. 17) after being closed due to a staff shortage caused by illness. (File photo)

Hazelton school reopens after closure due to illness-caused staff shortage

Hazelton Secondary was one of the first in B.C. to undergo a ‘functional closure’

Hazelton Secondary School is open today (Jan. 17) after being closed due to a staff shortage caused by illness. (File photo)
Terrace recorded 109 new COVID-19 cases during the week of Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, 2022. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

Smithers records 196 new COVID cases between Jan. 2 and 8

The Smithers Local Health Area had the highest number of cases in the Northwest

Terrace recorded 109 new COVID-19 cases during the week of Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, 2022. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)
Hazelton Secondary School is closed today, Jan. 10, due to a heating issue. (Black Press Media file photo)

Hazelton Secondary School closed due to heating issue

School is expected to reopen tomorrow, Jan. 11

Hazelton Secondary School is closed today, Jan. 10, due to a heating issue. (Black Press Media file photo)
According to BC Assessment, a typical single-family residence in Smithers is now worth $438,000. (Ben Bogstie/Black Press Media)

Smithers single-family home values increase by 21% for 2022

Highest valued property in Smithers area is a 137-acre property on Telkwa Highroad worth $1.41M

According to BC Assessment, a typical single-family residence in Smithers is now worth $438,000. (Ben Bogstie/Black Press Media)
Smithers recorded 159 new COVID-19 cases during the week of Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, 2022. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

New COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Smithers Local Health Area

Case numbers jump in most of Northwest; Omicron variant driving rise in infections province-wide

Smithers recorded 159 new COVID-19 cases during the week of Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, 2022. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

Figuring out what’s real is difficult

Yogi Berra once commented that, “in theory there’s no difference between theory…

Smithers recorded 7 new COVID-19 cases between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11, 2021. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

New COVID cases remain low in Smithers

The local health area reported 7 new cases between Dec. 5 and 11

Smithers recorded 7 new COVID-19 cases between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11, 2021. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

Don’t be underprepared for emergencies

Recently I started watching a TV show called Alone, where 10 contestants…

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