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If John Rustad has his way, School District 57 could see a “trades school” created in the near future. Rustad, a first-term trustee on the school board, passed a motion at Tuesday’s board meeting to establish a steering committee to look into the idea. The reason he did so was because the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system is, he believes, “geared almost 100 per cent toward an academic career, and only about 25 per cent of our students actually take this path. So more needs to ...

A unanimous vote to abandon the British Columbia Treaty Commission (BCTC) at last week’s Treaty Forum held on the Nak’azdli Reserve, near Fort St. James, has some members of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) upset. Chief Leonard Thomas of Nak’azdli wasn’t in attendance when the vote was taken, having had to leave the meeting early on March 28, but he was dismayed with the actions of the council. “I wasn’t impressed with the resolution being passed at that particular forum,�...

The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission is soon going to take another look at BC’s electoral districts to ensure that each riding represents a similar amount of voters – and earlier this week, the B.C. government introduced proposed changes that will remove the required number of minimum seats in protected parts of the province, including the North.

The NDP is about to reverse protections for rural ridings put in place by the BC Liberals.

SHARE ON: (Photo supplied by BC Liberals) Prince George’s University Hospital was left off the list for medical facilities in line for replacement or upgrades in this year’s BC Budget. Nearly eight billion dollars in health infrastructure projects are planned over the fiscal period, which includes the new Surrey Hospital and Cancer Centre and the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. In addition, new hospitals are slated to be built in the Cowichan and Dawson Creek Districts as well as T...

Terrane Metals has received its BC Mines Act Permit. It is significant milestone for Terrane and the Mount Milligan project, according to Glen Wonders, vice president corporate affairs and sustainability for Terrane Metals. “The Mines Act permit is the operational approval from the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources that allows Terrane to proceed with the construction and operation of the mine,” Wonders said. “It is the single most important permit for mining operati...

He had two cheques totalling $429,240 from Victoria to support local infrastructure development. The grants include $319,240 from the Towns for Tomorrow program for the Murray Ridge Ski Area Redevelopment project and $110,000 to develop a Spirit Square. “The Towns for Tomorrow funding will help the municipality and the ski hill,” Rustad said. “It helps upgrade the facilities at the ski hill.” The work at Murray Ridge will include the development of a potable water supply, upgrades to th...

Posted: Apr 16, 2021 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 16 John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes, is seen in a file photo from 2013. Rustads comments in defence of carbon dioxide have been attacked by B.C.s environment minister, who questioned whether Rustad believes climate change is real and caused by humans.(Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

Rustad, Bond raise concerns over Throne Speech SHARE ON: (Photos supplied by BC Liberal Party) While the current government is pledging to create new rental housing and address homelessness and mental health, Shirley Bond says it provided little financial support to those who are on the brink. “We have businesses that struggling to hold on. We have British Columbians, the vast majority of British Columbians – over 53% of them are within $200 or less from being able to pay their bills at th...

But photos of piles of logs at plants in Smithers, Burns Lake and Houston were released this week along with a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives questioning whether the regions timber supply is being put to its best use. Report author Ben Parfitt, as well as a handful of environmental groups and a union representing forestry workers, are calling on the provincial government to halt approvals of any new pellet manufacturing facilities pending a review of what the industry...