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Rendition of the Horizon North Crossroads Lodge in Kitimat. (Horizon North photo)

More Kitimat hospitality workers vote for strike action

Cedar Lodge workers settled last week; Crossroads Lodge now faces possible work stoppage

Rendition of the Horizon North Crossroads Lodge in Kitimat. (Horizon North photo)
Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).

LNG Canada strike averted

Strike action has been averted at the LNG Canada construction site now…

Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).
LNG Canada Cedar Valley Lodge (Black Press file photo).

‘We will not be disrespected anymore’: LNG Hospitality Workers

Sodexo hospitality workers at LNG Canada are now in a position to strike as mediation begins

LNG Canada Cedar Valley Lodge (Black Press file photo).
PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

Terrace’s ValhallaFest celebrates 5th year with record attendance

The norse mythology-themed electronic music festival had record-high attendance, 42 acts in 2023

PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
Goats at Graham Acres Homestead & Creamery, a family-run, micro-dairy farm in Terrace, on June 27. (Hunter Wild/Black Press Media)

Terrace welcomes British Columbia’s first licensed micro-dairy farm

Graham Acres Homestead Creamery, a family-run farm in the city, produces artisan goat cheese

Goats at Graham Acres Homestead & Creamery, a family-run, micro-dairy farm in Terrace, on June 27. (Hunter Wild/Black Press Media)
In a week-long operation, Terrace RCMP and the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team (UGET)’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) arrested several individuals and seized weapons, drugs, cash and more. (Black Press Media file photo)

Several arrests, seizures follow joint operation by Terrace RCMP and B.C.’s gang enforcement team

Law enforcement in Terrace arrested several individuals and seized weapons, drugs and cash

In a week-long operation, Terrace RCMP and the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team (UGET)’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) arrested several individuals and seized weapons, drugs, cash and more. (Black Press Media file photo)
Kitimat RCMP and Kitimat Fire and Ambulance at 1567 Albatross Ave. in Kitimat on June 18. Kitimat RCMP says a fire engulfed a top-floor apartment in the city on June 18, resulting in the death of one individual. (Submitted photo)

UPDATED: Kitimat apartment fire claims one life, investigation ongoing

The fire started in the evening hours of June 18, engulfing a top floor apartment

Kitimat RCMP and Kitimat Fire and Ambulance at 1567 Albatross Ave. in Kitimat on June 18. Kitimat RCMP says a fire engulfed a top-floor apartment in the city on June 18, resulting in the death of one individual. (Submitted photo)
One of three stages at the ValhallaFest grounds during set up on June 11. (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel)

Terrace’s ValhallaFest returns for 5th year with 42 acts

Electronic music festival ValhallaFest is northwest B.C.’s version of Burning Man

One of three stages at the ValhallaFest grounds during set up on June 11. (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel)
Gidahmes Dancers preforming at the 76th Annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo, on June 4, 2023 (Hunter Wild/Interior News).

The 76th Annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo

Results and photos from the event

Gidahmes Dancers preforming at the 76th Annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo, on June 4, 2023 (Hunter Wild/Interior News).
Liz Robinson showcases her students’ handmade vests, part of the traditional regalia for the Haisla Nation, taken April 25, 2023. (Hunter Wild).

“Successful divorcee” builds trauma-informed program that works for the people

Elizabeth Robinson runs the Haisla Nation’s Active Measures Program

Liz Robinson showcases her students’ handmade vests, part of the traditional regalia for the Haisla Nation, taken April 25, 2023. (Hunter Wild).
Flautists, at the Pacific Northwest Music Festival, on April 20, 2023, at Knox United Church in Terrace. (Staff photo)

Viruses and volcanoes: Pacific Northwest Music Festival returns against all odds

After three years of waiting, Terrace’s Pacific Northwest Music Festival is at full capacity

Flautists, at the Pacific Northwest Music Festival, on April 20, 2023, at Knox United Church in Terrace. (Staff photo)
The TRU Law team at this year’s Kawaskimhon Moot in Victoria March 11 and 12 2023. Left to right: students Tara-Lynn Wilson and Bailie Copeland, coaches Murray Sholty and Chrystie Stewart, and students Rob Houle and Rosina Hamoni. Photo courtesy of Murray Sholty.

2023 law school exercise discusses Coastal GasLink pipeline

Kawaskimhom Moot is one of the top Indigenous law events for Canadian universities

The TRU Law team at this year’s Kawaskimhon Moot in Victoria March 11 and 12 2023. Left to right: students Tara-Lynn Wilson and Bailie Copeland, coaches Murray Sholty and Chrystie Stewart, and students Rob Houle and Rosina Hamoni. Photo courtesy of Murray Sholty.
Kitimat pumphouses pull water from the river and send it through filters and a chlorination system for treatment. Photo taken March 28 2023, (Hunter Wild).

EXCLUSIVE: 10% of Kitimat’s water pipes are asbestos-concrete

Potential health impact of asbestos in drinking water unclear

Kitimat pumphouses pull water from the river and send it through filters and a chlorination system for treatment. Photo taken March 28 2023, (Hunter Wild).
Haisla Nation Chief Crystal Smith at a news conference in Vancouver speaking about the Cedar LNG project approval on March 14, 2023 (Jane Skrypnek).

B.C. approves LNG facility in Kitimat; to be majority owned by Haisla Nation

Cedar LNG expected to produce about 3 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year

Haisla Nation Chief Crystal Smith at a news conference in Vancouver speaking about the Cedar LNG project approval on March 14, 2023 (Jane Skrypnek).
Non-functional, unsecured sediment fence allows contaminated water to flow through. (Photo courtesy of EAO)

$213K fine issued to Coastal GasLink pipeline for environmental breach near Kitimat

Environmental Assessment Office issued penalty for non-compliance with environmental regulations

Non-functional, unsecured sediment fence allows contaminated water to flow through. (Photo courtesy of EAO)
2 white rabbits chillin in some hay (Debra Walley BC SPCA)

The Year of the Rabbit promises good luck. Here’s what to know before adopting one.

Pet rabbits take a lot of work but are sure to bring happiness to loving guardians, the BC SPCA says

2 white rabbits chillin in some hay (Debra Walley BC SPCA)