Author: SKEENA NEWS
Eby’s Northwest Visit Links North Coast Protection With Terrace Infrastructure Needs PRINCE RUPERT and TERRACE, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby visited Prince Rupert and Terrace this week, using the two-community trip to highlight North Coast environmental protections and the infrastructure pressures facing Northwest B.C. municipalities. Eby’s visit began in Prince Rupert, where he met Indigenous and municipal leaders at the Crest Hotel and spoke about the future of the North Coast oil-tanker moratorium. He was joined by B.C. Environment and Parks Minister Tamara Davidson, Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett, Council of the Haida Nation president Gaagwiis Jason Alsop…
Seven Firefighters in Seven Minutes: One Home Lost, Another Saved as Terrace and Thornhill Crews Prevent Trailer-Park Disaster A rapid joint response by Thornhill and Terrace firefighters prevented a serious mobile-home fire from spreading through a tightly packed Upper Thornhill neighbourhood—but the affected family now faces the difficult task of rebuilding its life. A mobile home was left uninhabitable and one resident suffered minor burns after a serious fire broke out at Boulderwood Trailer Park in Upper Thornhill on the evening of July 21. But with neighbouring residences only metres away, the emergency could have developed into a much larger…
Billions in Projects, Thousands of Jobs — So Why Can’t Terrace and Kitimat Find Enough Workers? A $46,200 regional labour study will investigate why Northwest B.C.’s industrial boom is producing record investment and high wages while local businesses, healthcare providers, retailers and essential services struggle to recruit and retain staff. TERRACE and KITIMAT, B.C. — Northwest British Columbia is preparing for another multi-billion-dollar wave of industrial development, but Terrace and Kitimat are confronting a serious question before the next boom fully arrives: Where will all the workers come from—and where will they live? The City of Terrace and the District of…
Spain Crowned World Champions as FIFA’s Final Echoes Across the Skeena Terrace families gathered for the historic final, while in the Nass Valley the World Cup’s pressure on Vancouver accommodation exposed a very different regional reality Spain captured its second men’s World Cup title Sunday with a dramatic 1–0 extra-time victory over Argentina, ending the defending champions’ attempt to retain the trophy and leaving Lionel Messi’s international future uncertain. Ferran Torres delivered the decisive moment in the 106th minute at New York New Jersey Stadium. Pedro Porro sent a cross toward the far post, Nico Williams headed it back across…
50,027 Pounds of Potatoes, Billions in Industry: Northwest B.C.’s Resource Wealth Is Not Reaching the Dinner Table A massive food-rescue shipment arrived in Terrace as northwest British Columbia continues to attract billions of dollars in LNG, mining and port investment. The contrast raises a difficult question: why are families in one of Canada’s most resource-rich regions still struggling to afford food? On July 16, heavy equipment rolled into the Sparks Street Bread of Life facility in Terrace to unload exactly 50,027 pounds of surplus potatoes shipped from Saskatchewan. The massive delivery was coordinated through the national food-rescue organization Second Harvest…
Terrace Gives Green Light to Luna’s Pulse, Bringing Major Music and Arts Festival to Riverboat Days The nine-day celebration will bring tribute concerts, electronic music, immersive visual production, family activities and late-night entertainment to the Terrace Curling Club from July 31 to August 8. Terrace is preparing for one of its biggest entertainment events of the summer after City Council approved the municipal application connected to the 2026 Luna’s Pulse Music Festival. Running from Friday, July 31, through Saturday, August 8, Luna’s Pulse will transform the Terrace Curling Club into a large-scale music, arts and entertainment venue during Riverboat Days. The festival…
Northwest B.C. Housing Splits Apart as Kitimat Rebounds and Smithers Prices Soar Terrace remains expensive despite falling sales, Prince Rupert struggles to turn port growth into housing momentum, and Kitimat emerges as the Northwest’s most affordable major market The housing market across Northwest British Columbia is moving in directions few would have predicted. Kitimat, still adjusting to the departure of thousands of LNG Canada construction workers, recorded one of the region’s strongest increases in home sales during the first half of 2026. Prince Rupert also sold more properties, even as detached-home prices declined and the city continued to wrestle with…
Nation-Building or Northern Extraction? Skeena Region Sits at the Centre of Canada’s Next Resource Rush By Skeena News Less than a week after Ottawa and Victoria announced a new prosperity agreement, Northwest British Columbia is being positioned as one of Canada’s next major economic corridors — a place where power lines, LNG terminals, mines, ports, Indigenous partnerships and national trade ambitions all meet. For the Skeena region, the question is simple but serious: is this finally nation-building investment for the North, or another resource rush where local communities carry the pressure? Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby announced…
B.C. Nurses’ Job Action Exposes Fragile Health-Care Network Across Northwest B.C. By Skeena News A province-wide nurses’ job action is putting renewed attention on the fragile state of health-care delivery across Northwest British Columbia, where hospitals in Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Smithers already operate under long-standing pressure from staffing shortages, overtime dependence and geographic isolation. Nurses across British Columbia began targeted job action on Thursday, July 2, 2026, following the expiry of a 72-hour strike notice issued on June 29. The action followed a major strike mandate from members of the British Columbia Nurses’ Union and came after nurses…
Ottawa–B.C. Deal Puts North Coast Transmission Line at Centre of Northwest B.C.’s Future By Skeena News A new Canada–British Columbia economic agreement signed in Vancouver on July 2 could become one of the most important infrastructure decisions for Northwest B.C. in a generation. Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby announced the Canada–B.C. Cooperative Prosperity Agreement, a broad federal-provincial framework aimed at accelerating major projects, strengthening clean energy infrastructure, expanding trade, and supporting resource communities. For the Skeena region, the biggest piece is clear: the North Coast Transmission Line. The agreement includes major federal support for the North…