Trevor Hewitt

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The Smithers recycling depot building was burned in a fire on May 9. (Thom Barker photo)

Still no recycling solution between Town and Recycle BC

Both Smithers and Telkwa declined an offer from Recycle BC to truck recyclables to Terrace

The Smithers recycling depot building was burned in a fire on May 9. (Thom Barker photo)
The B.C. Supreme Court chamber in Smithers. (Photo courtesy: courthouses.co)

Date to fix preliminary inquiry in Griffin case set for March 3

Griffin has been charged with the second-degree murder of a 23-year-old Houston man

The B.C. Supreme Court chamber in Smithers. (Photo courtesy: courthouses.co)
Vandergaag (left) and Kloosterman (right) pictured with a 40 Days for Life brochure. The duo was instrumental in bringing the 40-day vigil, which is being observed in around 500 cities across the world, to Smithers. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

Smithers Pro-Life Society participating in 40-day vigil to support anti-abortion movement

The vigil will be held outside the Central Park Building between Feb. 6 and April 5

Vandergaag (left) and Kloosterman (right) pictured with a 40 Days for Life brochure. The duo was instrumental in bringing the 40-day vigil, which is being observed in around 500 cities across the world, to Smithers. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
Lake Kathlyn Elementary School. (Josh Casey photo)

Lake Kathlyn school sold to Wet’suwet’en for new seat of government

The 11.64-acre property was listed in mid-January for an asking price of $1.1 million.

Lake Kathlyn Elementary School. (Josh Casey photo)
A stack of painted ceiling tiles which once hung on the ceilings of Smithers Secondary School’s hallways leans against a wall in the SSS art room on Feb. 20. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

‘Kids saw this as their legacy’: SSS students speak against decision to remove painted ceiling tiles

As of Feb. 20 an online petition against the decision is currently at just under 1,250 signatures

A stack of painted ceiling tiles which once hung on the ceilings of Smithers Secondary School’s hallways leans against a wall in the SSS art room on Feb. 20. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
Downtown Smithers. (File photo)

‘It’s a very ambitious goal’: retrofits, EV infrastructure at heart of community emissions plan

The Town will be holding an open house in early March to hear from the public

Downtown Smithers. (File photo)
The RCMP need to let journalists do their job

The RCMP need to let journalists do their job

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve likely heard about the…

The RCMP need to let journalists do their job
Smithers Town Hall. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

Town budget proposes 5.5 per cent incease to property taxes

The proposed budget includes a 6.5 per cent increase in revenue, an 11 per cent increase in expenses

Smithers Town Hall. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
ICBC president and CEO Nicolas Jimenez. (Black Press File photo)

‘They were out of date’: ICBC president says company is trying to correct stale rate model

Nicolas Jimenez gave a presentation to council on Feb. 11

ICBC president and CEO Nicolas Jimenez. (Black Press File photo)
View from the Porch column

Why not volunteer this tax season?

Starting to feel more like myself. Beginning to get my appetite back…

View from the Porch column
Illustration of coronavirus particles in the lung. (Science Photo Library via AP Images)

Northern Health recommends self-quarantine for people returning from Hubei

The healthcare provider said it isn’t neccessary for healthy children to wear face masks

Illustration of coronavirus particles in the lung. (Science Photo Library via AP Images)
A makeshift blockade at the site with an upside-down Canadian flag that reads “Consultation ≠ Consent”. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

CN blockade taken down as federal, provincial representatives agree to meet with hereditary chiefs

The blockade is one of dozens across the country

A makeshift blockade at the site with an upside-down Canadian flag that reads “Consultation ≠ Consent”. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
A makeshift blockade at the site with an upside-down Canadian flag that reads “Consultation ≠ Consent”. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

CN blockade taken down as federal, provincial representatives agree to meet with hereditary chiefs

CN blockade taken down as federal, provincial representatives agree to meet with hereditary chiefs

A makeshift blockade at the site with an upside-down Canadian flag that reads “Consultation ≠ Consent”. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
Daryn Forsyth resigned from the Canadian Armed Forces shortly after the Jan. 7, 2019 temporary injunction enforcement on Wet’suwet’en territory at Gidimt’en checkpoint. On Feb. 6, 2020 after RCMP enforcement of a subsequent interlocutory injunction, he decided to make his initial resignation letter public in a show of solidarity for the Wet’suwet’en. (Contributed photo)

Gitxsan man posts 2019 resignation from military after latest RCMP enforcement of pipeline order

Daryn Forsyth said he could no longer serve a Crown whose actions he disagreed with

Daryn Forsyth resigned from the Canadian Armed Forces shortly after the Jan. 7, 2019 temporary injunction enforcement on Wet’suwet’en territory at Gidimt’en checkpoint. On Feb. 6, 2020 after RCMP enforcement of a subsequent interlocutory injunction, he decided to make his initial resignation letter public in a show of solidarity for the Wet’suwet’en. (Contributed photo)
Hazelton Secondary School (File photo)

No indication what caused Hazelton schools to go on hold and secure procedure for Feb. 6

In their response to The Interior News SD82 did not say what the caused the procedure

Hazelton Secondary School (File photo)
(File photo)

For Horgan and Trudeau reconciliation is more photo ops than substance

Trevor feels like politicians need to be clear on where they stand in the dispute

(File photo)
An RCMP truck is pictured at the location of an RCMP exclusion zone at the 27 kilometre point of the Morice West Forest Service Road on the afternoon of Feb. 6. The exclusion zone is in place (meaning members of the public or media are not permitted to enter) while RCMP members carry out the enforcement of a B.C. Supreme Court injunction relating to the dispute between Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Coastal GasLink. Prior to this the location of the exclusion zone was an access control checkpoint. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

RCMP finishes operations in support of injunction on forest service road

Enforcement of the injunction began early in the morning on Feb. 6

An RCMP truck is pictured at the location of an RCMP exclusion zone at the 27 kilometre point of the Morice West Forest Service Road on the afternoon of Feb. 6. The exclusion zone is in place (meaning members of the public or media are not permitted to enter) while RCMP members carry out the enforcement of a B.C. Supreme Court injunction relating to the dispute between Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Coastal GasLink. Prior to this the location of the exclusion zone was an access control checkpoint. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
Lamprey Bridge. The RCMP say they are entering into a criminal investigation after the bridge was cut and had its bolts loosened. (RCMP photo)

RCMP launch criminal investigation following damage to Lamprey Creek Bridge

RCMP say repairs were completed to the bridge on Feb. 8

Lamprey Bridge. The RCMP say they are entering into a criminal investigation after the bridge was cut and had its bolts loosened. (RCMP photo)
An RCMP truck is pictured at the location of an RCMP exclusion zone at the 27 kilometre point of the Morice West Forest Service Road on the afternoon of Feb. 6. The exclusion zone is in place (meaning members of the public or media are not permitted to enter) while RCMP members carry out the enforcement of a B.C. Supreme Court injunction relating to the dispute between Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Coastal GasLink. Prior to this the location of the exclusion zone was an access control checkpoint. (Trevor Hewitt photo)

RCMP finishes operations in support of injunction on forest service road

Enforcement of the injunction began early in the morning on Feb. 6

An RCMP truck is pictured at the location of an RCMP exclusion zone at the 27 kilometre point of the Morice West Forest Service Road on the afternoon of Feb. 6. The exclusion zone is in place (meaning members of the public or media are not permitted to enter) while RCMP members carry out the enforcement of a B.C. Supreme Court injunction relating to the dispute between Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Coastal GasLink. Prior to this the location of the exclusion zone was an access control checkpoint. (Trevor Hewitt photo)
The Supreme Court room in Smithers. At a Feb. 10 hearing in Smithers a number of those who were arrested over the weekend were ordered by the presiding judge to abide by a Dec. 31 interlocutory injunction which explicitly states individuals are not to restrain CGL workers from accessing relevant checkpoints along the remote Morice West Forest Service road near Houston, B.C. (Photo courtesy: courthouses.co)

Individuals arrested during RCMP enforcement of injunction appear in Smithers court

A next court appearance has been set for April 21

The Supreme Court room in Smithers. At a Feb. 10 hearing in Smithers a number of those who were arrested over the weekend were ordered by the presiding judge to abide by a Dec. 31 interlocutory injunction which explicitly states individuals are not to restrain CGL workers from accessing relevant checkpoints along the remote Morice West Forest Service road near Houston, B.C. (Photo courtesy: courthouses.co)