‘Trend of escalating violence’: Coastal GasLink decries pipeline sabotage claims on anarchist site

“While we have no evidence at this time to suggest tampering has occurred, we take every threat to the integrity of our pipeline infrastructure very seriously,” CGL said in a media release on Monday, Feb. The holes were sealed in the hope that they would pass the first pressure test, but will have to be […]

Vancouver’s Celebration of Light to return in July with traditional flare

Fireworks from team China blast over the waters of English Bay during the 21st annual Celebration of Light in Vancouver in 2011. “Since ancient time, fireworks have been carrying people’s wishes in Japan. Next up will be Canada’s team, Midnight Sun Fireworks, on July 27. Founded in 1860 in Zaragoza, Spain, the group has a […]

“Good news, bad news and a lot of uncertainty” for northern BC economy: report

Despite two years of the pandemic and “ongoing consolidation” in the forestry sector, McKay said projects such as Site C, Coastal GasLink, LNG Canada and the Trans Mountain expansion have brought thousands of workers into the north along with billions of dollars of private sector investment. …Read the full story

Proposed Telus tower in Southside – Burns Lake Lakes District News

This site already has an existing tower in place, however it will not meet technical or network requirements, so Telus is proposing to replace it with a 48-metre-tall wireless communication tower. In addition, notices were sent to every owner of property within a distance to the proposed tower equal three times its height, which in […]

Women depart Victoria for nationwide walk to honour missing, murdered Indigenous women …

With the scent of sage drifting across the gentle breeze, Krista Fox read name after name after name of individuals and their families she will think of often as she walks across the country. Each year since, Fox has walked the 100 kilometres from North Battleford to Saskatoon in honour of the close family friend. […]