During the September 1 hearing of the Cohen Commission in Prince Rupert, members of the Coast Tsimshian made it clear that they were prepared to take action “in the near future” to shut down the unmonitored recreational fishery on the north coast.
“The two chiefs have spoken and they want to see a shut down of the recreational fishing sector in our territory…We see everybody, the other sector, taking everything out of our territory and we are not allowed to harvest our own even though we are the owners of the land and the territory on which we are standing today,” said Stan Dennis, noting that the last 15 years have been “devastating” for the Tsimshian people and the commercial industry.
READA PRIVATE investigator who has worked on the cases of the missing and murdered women along the Highway of Tears for the past four years plans to shut down his investigation by year’s end.
READVICTORIA – A briefing document was written for Finance Minister Colin Hansen exactly two months before the 2009 B.C. election to prepare him for questions on Ontario's decision to sign on to the harmonized sales tax.
READHundreds of people gathered outside of Riverlodge in Kitimat today to protest plans for the Enbridge Northern Gateway while a hearing hosted by the Joint Review Panel took place inside.
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The BC SPCA and Scotiabank Paws for a Cause fundraising event will be taking place in 36 locations across British Columbia in September, and in Prince Rupert it will take place on Sunday, September 12.
READTulani Ackerman started her 43 day Steps for Students bike ride and walk in Prince Rupert on July 1, and as of August 12 Ackerman had completed it at the Legislature building in Victoria.
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READIt’s playoff season for golf fans as the PGA Tour winds down the season, leading to the Tour Championship and the awarding of the Fed Ex
READOver 100 participants made their way to the base of Mount Hays on Sunday morning for the third annual QuickClimb, an event to raise money for trail restoration in the Prince Rupert area.
READLast weekend the City of Penticton hosted the 2010 Ironman Canada competition, a grueling triathlon that includes a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometres) swim, a 112 mile (180.2 kilometre) bike ride and a 26.2 mile (42.4 kilometre) run, and Prince Rupert had its own representation in the field of more than 2,300 competitors from around the world with nurse Emily Janes competing in the female 25-29 age group.
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