The closer a Prince Rupert woman looked at the deer in her yard, the stranger things became for her. “It was the first time I’ve seen anything like that; it was pretty bizarre,” said Joan Dudoward. Dudoward is a senior residing on 11th Avenue East in Prince Rupert. A flash of movement caught her eye […]

To help it collect almost $21,000 in unpaid taxes from delinquent oil and gas companies, the MD of Willow Creek is complying with a provincial government request for information. “Let’s rat out the bad actors,” said Deputy Reeve Glen Alm, who in the absence of Reeve Maryanne Sandberg was chair at the Nov. 13 council […]

New body-worn cameras will bring a new level of accountability to Manitoba RCMP officers, Mounties said. “Communities have been asking for more accountability and transparency in policing,” Manitoba RCMP Assistant Commissioner Scott McMurchy told reporters at a media conference in Winnipeg on Wednesday. “We are very pleased to say that RCMP has listened, and is […]

Valemount Council reviewed the Village’s quarterly budget report, discussed the Valemount Resort Development Strategy, and appointed a consultant to help with economic recovery from this summer’s highway closures during their November 12th regular meeting. Mayor Owen Torgerson called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. After adopting the minutes of the October 22nd regular council […]

In the weeks since Kingstonist first reported that Dr. Elaine Ma was facing a Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB) hearing and stiff penalties from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP), related to mass clinics she organized to give Kingston one of the fastest and most effective vaccine rollouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

The City of St. Catharines has been ordered to release all documentation detailing the toxic substances beneath the former General Motors site on Ontario Street where developers have planned to build residential units without disclosing the potential health risks to future residents. On November 12th, an adjudicator from the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of […]

The County of Stettler has trimmed a few organizations from its council attendance list in an effort to save money. The topic was discussed at the Nov. 12 regular meeting of council. During the “council’s request for information” part of the agenda Reeve Larry Clarke asked that the subject of physician recruitment be discussed. As […]

In April 2023, François Poirier, president and CEO of Calgary-based TC Energy, wrote a letter to B.C. Premier David Eby, applauding the NDP government’s decision to approve Cedar LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility that will be built by the Haisla Nation in Kitimat, B.C.  Poirier noted in the letter how TC Energy […]

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched measures to try and protect endangered orcas on the West Coast from rising risk of oil spills, indicate federal documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer through access-to-information legislation. The fisheries department (DFO) has invested in vessels and acoustic gear, drafted an operating procedure for fishery officers, maintains community equipment […]

Tallyman tensions boiled over on the second day of Waswanipi’s annual general assembly October 23. In the Cree community most impacted by industrial development, several tallymen delivered passionate statements following Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty’s presentation on wildlife directives. Frustrated by Quebec’s failure to implement wildlife habitat directives in 2002’s Paix des Braves agreement, Cree land […]

The Blue Mountains council had delayed the approval and implementation of a new staff code of conduct. At its committee of the whole meeting on Nov. 18, council considered the new employee code of conduct that has been in development since late 2023. Staff recommended approval of the new code of conduct at the committee […]

Winkler police are again warning residents to be vigilant, as some continue to lose money to fraudsters. In their most recent crime report, the Winkler police said they received multiple reports of scams and attempted scams in the area between Oct. 21 and Nov. 2. In one incident, police say a woman received several texts […]