Trevor Hewitt

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Order in Council bans guns but doesn’t address gun violence

Trevor is opposed to the recent Liberal ban on “assault-style” rifles

Amelia Meints stares into a cup of coho fry during a June 13 release into the Buck Creek in Houston. Over 40 participated in the event, while the day saw over 5,000 Buck Creek Canfor hatchery fry released into both the Buck Creek and Bulkley River. More on page 12.(Regina Meints photo)

Over 40 participate in annual fry release into Buck Creek

Around 5,000 Buck Creek Canfor hatchery fry released in total throughout day

Amelia Meints stares into a cup of coho fry during a June 13 release into the Buck Creek in Houston. Over 40 participated in the event, while the day saw over 5,000 Buck Creek Canfor hatchery fry released into both the Buck Creek and Bulkley River. More on page 12.(Regina Meints photo)
Semi-automatic rifles fill a wall at a gun shop in Lynnwood, Wash. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson.)

RDBN takes aim at firearm ban, sends letter to Trudeau expressing disapproval of OIC

Regional District voted unanimously to send letter urging Liberals to reconsider process

Semi-automatic rifles fill a wall at a gun shop in Lynnwood, Wash. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson.)
Trevor Morrison stands outside the newly-installed modular building that will hold the Indigenous Bloom dispensary in Witset, just across from Kyah Food & Fuel. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

Witset cannabis shop hopeful for July 3 opening

Business is planning on a soft opening to local community in fourth week of June

Trevor Morrison stands outside the newly-installed modular building that will hold the Indigenous Bloom dispensary in Witset, just across from Kyah Food & Fuel. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
Irrigation Lake in Houston. (District of Houston photo)

RDBN to consider next steps after Parks and Outdoor Recreation Study at June 18 meeting

Report to District highlights growing demand for outdoor recreation opportunities in region

Irrigation Lake in Houston. (District of Houston photo)

Taxation is theft, but we also need roads

Trevor speaks in support of a minarchist tax model based upon the non-agression principle

Pipes for the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in storage in Stewart. (File photo)

CGL completes first in-field pipeline welds for Kitimat section of project

‘I never thought I’d live to see this day:’ Skeena MLA praises start of pipeline welding in Kitimat

Pipes for the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in storage in Stewart. (File photo)
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Drug overdose deaths have jumped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Northwest B.C. had three deaths attributed to drug overdoses.

Illicit overdose deaths on the rise during COVID-19: Northern Health

March 2020 saw a 61 per cent increase in illicit overdose deaths province-wide compared to February

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Drug overdose deaths have jumped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Northwest B.C. had three deaths attributed to drug overdoses.
IIO BC is a civilian oversight agency that investigates incidents involving police officers that result in death or serious harm to determine whether or not an officer may have committed an offence. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. police watchdog group investigating after June 1 death of Kitimat man

The man was reported to have fallen a number of times while in police custody on May 30

IIO BC is a civilian oversight agency that investigates incidents involving police officers that result in death or serious harm to determine whether or not an officer may have committed an offence. (Black Press Media file photo)
Employees at Nelson’s Save-On-Foods and other grocery stores are working in stressful conditions during the pandemic. Photo: Tyler Harper

Union calling for Save-On-Foods to extend COVID-19 worker incentive program

Save-On-Foods is ending its two-dollar-an-hour pay increase on May 30

Employees at Nelson’s Save-On-Foods and other grocery stores are working in stressful conditions during the pandemic. Photo: Tyler Harper
Two dollars is nowhere near enough

Two dollars is nowhere near enough

Trevor feels low-level essential workers are the unsung heroes of the pandemic

Two dollars is nowhere near enough
A photo of the Bish Creek wildfire, currently approximately 15 hectares in size as of the afternoon of May 11. (District of Kitimat photo)

UPDATE: District of Kitimat says wildfire believed to be human caused

The fire is currently covering approximately 15 hectares

A photo of the Bish Creek wildfire, currently approximately 15 hectares in size as of the afternoon of May 11. (District of Kitimat photo)

District launching survey to analyze COVID-19’s impact on local business

The Kitimat Economic Recovery Task Force is made up of representatives from across the District

Aerial view of Kitimat. (District of Kitimat/Wikimedia Commons)

95 per cent of Public Works employees back to work

District of Kitimat says it is continuously reassessing work conditions

Aerial view of Kitimat. (District of Kitimat/Wikimedia Commons)
Northwest sees 0 fentanyl-detected deaths in January but Northern Health numbers static

Northwest sees 0 fentanyl-detected deaths in January but Northern Health numbers static

Northern Health saw six fentanyl-detected deaths in January, the same as in 2019

Northwest sees 0 fentanyl-detected deaths in January but Northern Health numbers static
Coast Mountain College stock photo. (Keili Bartlett / The Northern View)

Northern Universities collaborate with Mastercard to enhance Indigenous student experience

For separate institutions will receive $95,000 each

Coast Mountain College stock photo. (Keili Bartlett / The Northern View)
Nav Canada suspends overnight air navigation services at Terrace airport

Nav Canada suspends overnight air navigation services at Terrace airport

Airport will not have a Flight Service Specialist working between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Nav Canada suspends overnight air navigation services at Terrace airport
A photo of the 3D-printed mask straps local millwright Devin Baer has made for workers at Kitimat General Hospital. (Contributed photo)

Kitimat millwright creates 3D-printed mask straps for hospital workers

Devin Baer has 3D printed mask straps and head supports for Kitimat General Hospital workers

A photo of the 3D-printed mask straps local millwright Devin Baer has made for workers at Kitimat General Hospital. (Contributed photo)
Sections of pipe for the western most portion of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline have been arriving steadily at a storage yard north of Kitimat. (Coastal GasLink photo)

Coastal GasLink completes right-of-way clearing for first section of pipeline route

The company completed Section 5 — from Vanderhoof to south of Burns Lake — in late March

Sections of pipe for the western most portion of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline have been arriving steadily at a storage yard north of Kitimat. (Coastal GasLink photo)
Taylor Bachrach speaks at the Honouring our Elders event held Oct. 11 at SSS in Smithers. Bachrach is currently calling for a halt on issuing sports fishing licenses to out-of-province fishers until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

Skeena Bulkley Valley MP calling for halt on sport fishing licenses to out-of-province fishers

Bachrach and Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns co-signed the letter to the Minister of Fisheries

Taylor Bachrach speaks at the Honouring our Elders event held Oct. 11 at SSS in Smithers. Bachrach is currently calling for a halt on issuing sports fishing licenses to out-of-province fishers until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Trevor Hewitt photo)