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Canfor’s closed Houston sawmill. It has announced it won’t replace it. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today)

Canfor cancels planned new northern B.C. mill, closes another, curtails a 3rd

Forestry firm won’t build new sawmill in Houston, closes mill in Bear Lake, Prince George pulp line

Canfor’s closed Houston sawmill. It has announced it won’t replace it. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today)
An artist’s rendition of the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG floating facility. Representatives for the prospective project say the remote nature of the plan would mitigate social and environmental concerns. (Illustration courtesy of Ksi Lisims LNG)

Northern BC First Nation buys TC Energy pipeline plan

Nisga’a and undisclosed partner seek to resurrect pre-approved Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project

An artist’s rendition of the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG floating facility. Representatives for the prospective project say the remote nature of the plan would mitigate social and environmental concerns. (Illustration courtesy of Ksi Lisims LNG)
John Forrest, co-owner of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, during a news conference in Terrace on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Prabhnoor Kaur/Terrace Standard)

4 in critical condition after fatal heli-skiing helicopter crash near Terrace

Crash northwest of Terrace killed three, injured four; cause under investigation

John Forrest, co-owner of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, during a news conference in Terrace on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Prabhnoor Kaur/Terrace Standard)
The Northern Health Authority is contacting approximately 425 people to repeat vaccinations. (File photo)

Potential improper vaccine storage prompts need to repeat shots in Northwest B.C.

Northern Health contacting more than 400 people who received shots since last October

The Northern Health Authority is contacting approximately 425 people to repeat vaccinations. (File photo)
Crime scene ribbon sections off location of a homicide investigation near the intersection of Clinton and Lakelse. Officers were called to the scene on Nov. 26, 2023 in Terrace, B.C. where they found the body of a young teen. (Staff photo)

One teen dead, another taken to hospital as homicide rocks northwest B.C. town

Investigators on scene all day of an incident that claimed the life of a boy in Terrace

Crime scene ribbon sections off location of a homicide investigation near the intersection of Clinton and Lakelse. Officers were called to the scene on Nov. 26, 2023 in Terrace, B.C. where they found the body of a young teen. (Staff photo)
BC Hydro’s Skeena Substation south of Terrace would be a key part of a plan to send more power to the northwest. (File photo)

Northwest B.C. First Nations plug in to power line equity and opportunity

Massive energy needs being predicted to fuel green economy

BC Hydro’s Skeena Substation south of Terrace would be a key part of a plan to send more power to the northwest. (File photo)
Canfor has announced it will demolish its old mill in Houston and build a new one. (File photo)

Canfor to build new $200 million mill in northern B.C.

Announcement ends months of uncertainty for community in Houston

Canfor has announced it will demolish its old mill in Houston and build a new one. (File photo)
The City of Terrace has apologized to Jessica McCallum-Miller, shown here being sworn in as a city councillor in 2018, for what it terms “system racism” causing her to resign. (File photo)

City of Terrace apologizes to former councillor for systemic racism

Jessica McCallum-Miller resigned in February 2021 citing ‘racism’ and ‘sexism’

The City of Terrace has apologized to Jessica McCallum-Miller, shown here being sworn in as a city councillor in 2018, for what it terms “system racism” causing her to resign. (File photo)
The charred tour bus smoulders on Hwy 16 near Skeena West after a midday fire on July 16 that left 37 international tourists stranded. There were no injuries and the Thornhill Fire Department was quick to respond, helping passengers get back on the road within seven hours. (Thornhill Fire Department photo)

Bus catches fire on Hwy 16, stranding tourists; B.C. firefighters respond

No one was injured in July 16 blaze

The charred tour bus smoulders on Hwy 16 near Skeena West after a midday fire on July 16 that left 37 international tourists stranded. There were no injuries and the Thornhill Fire Department was quick to respond, helping passengers get back on the road within seven hours. (Thornhill Fire Department photo)
The new Mills Memorial Hospital now under construction looms close to the current Seven Sisters mental health facility which is scheduled to be demolished. (Staff photo)

No way to save Terrace’s Seven Sisters mental health residence, says health authority

Old 20-bed residence to be replaced with new 25-bed facility

The new Mills Memorial Hospital now under construction looms close to the current Seven Sisters mental health facility which is scheduled to be demolished. (Staff photo)
Improvements to the Skeena Bioenergy pellet plant are part of a three-year plan to return it and next-door Skeena Sawmills sawmill back to profitability. (Staff photo)

City of Terrace backs bid for Northwest BC sawmill provincial aid package

Three-year plan for Skeena Sawmills and pellet plant would cost $17.5 million

Improvements to the Skeena Bioenergy pellet plant are part of a three-year plan to return it and next-door Skeena Sawmills sawmill back to profitability. (Staff photo)
Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer

Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)
An anonymous article titled “Treasure Hunt for Coastal Gaslink” claims sections of the Coastal GasLink pipeline were vandalized to delay construction. (Screenshot)

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

Post on anarchist site says holes drilled in pipeline to further delay over-budget project

An anonymous article titled “Treasure Hunt for Coastal Gaslink” claims sections of the Coastal GasLink pipeline were vandalized to delay construction. (Screenshot)
Second murder in Prince George within two weeks. (file photo)

1 woman charged in Prince George Valentine’s Day murder

Danika Payou of Prince George charged with second degree murder

Second murder in Prince George within two weeks. (file photo)
Water flowing through the Clore River work area where Coastal GasLink contractors are digging a trench for a pipeline crossing. (Photo courtesy the Suzuki Foundation)

New fish habitat damage allegations levelled at northwest B.C. pipeline project

Coastal GasLink opponents say water overflowed a dam on Clore River due to inadequate safeguards

Water flowing through the Clore River work area where Coastal GasLink contractors are digging a trench for a pipeline crossing. (Photo courtesy the Suzuki Foundation)
Canfor is closing its Houston sawmill in April, calling the move temporary pending a decision to build a new one. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Canfor closing its Houston mill in April amid weak market; new facility under consideration

Closure being called ‘temporary’ pending decision by Canfor board

Canfor is closing its Houston sawmill in April, calling the move temporary pending a decision to build a new one. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Nativity scene banned from B.C. town’s city hall after decades-long run

Volunteer group hoping to get Terrace to change its mind after annual tradition rejected

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Northern B.C. officials ban nativity scene from Terrace city hall roof

The move reflects a 2015 Supreme Court of Canada decision

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
A boat theft early this morning at Topley Landing has resulted in one injury after a police service pistol was discharged. (File photo)

Boat theft leads to officer-involved shooting in northwestern B.C.

Incident now in hands of independent investigation office

A boat theft early this morning at Topley Landing has resulted in one injury after a police service pistol was discharged. (File photo)
Fieldwork undertaken by Kitselas Geothermal to explore the feasibility of a geothermal power project at Lakelse Lake. (Photo courtesy Kitselas Geothermal)

Shell Canada signs deal with Kitselas Geothermal in northwest B.C.

Energy giant invests in Lakelse Lake geothermal potential

Fieldwork undertaken by Kitselas Geothermal to explore the feasibility of a geothermal power project at Lakelse Lake. (Photo courtesy Kitselas Geothermal)