Kitimat Northern Sentinel

Kitimat residents heading in to vote at their designated polling station at Mount Elizabeth Middle/Secondary School. Oct. 24, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.

Skeena residents make their way to the polls

Residents in Terrace, Kitimat, and surrounding communities are out voting for Election Day

  • Oct 24, 2020
Kitimat residents heading in to vote at their designated polling station at Mount Elizabeth Middle/Secondary School. Oct. 24, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.
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Clare’s Corner: Giving thanks despite the negatives

Thanksgiving may have passed, but it's never too late to count your blessings

  • Oct 22, 2020
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Black Press file photo

Police look for vehicle after dangerous driving incident

The driver was speeding and failed to pull over for police

  • Oct 22, 2020
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Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminum smelter at Kitimat competes against producers in the Middle East and Russia that have no carbon tax. (Rio Tinto)

B.C. carbon tax highest in Canada, export industries unprotected

B.C. NDP, B.C. Liberals say they're looking at exemptions

Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminum smelter at Kitimat competes against producers in the Middle East and Russia that have no carbon tax. (Rio Tinto)
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Black Press file photo
The car was trapped, with its driver inside, in a ditch off Hirsch Creek Main near Onion Lake overnight Monday (Oct. 19). Oct. 20, 2020. Kitimat RCMP photo.

Man found after spending overnight stuck in car in a ditch near Onion Lake

Kitimat RCMP said the man was stuck there overnight for about 10 hours

  • Oct 20, 2020
The car was trapped, with its driver inside, in a ditch off Hirsch Creek Main near Onion Lake overnight Monday (Oct. 19). Oct. 20, 2020. Kitimat RCMP photo.
A cup of tea can be a great hand-warmer on a cold day. (submitted)

Clare’s Corner: Tea: it picks you up, it does not let you down

A good cup of tea never fails to brighten up the day

  • Oct 18, 2020
A cup of tea can be a great hand-warmer on a cold day. (submitted)
A map created by Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, which assesses the sensitivity of Canada’s Pacific Coast to oil spills. This map highlights the Douglas Channel and other inlets and waterways around Kitimat and out to the coast. (Clear Seas map)

Douglas Channel scores ‘medium’ to high’ on oil spill sensitivity study

The study was done by a not-for-profit group specializing in sustainable marine shipping

  • Oct 17, 2020
A map created by Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, which assesses the sensitivity of Canada’s Pacific Coast to oil spills. This map highlights the Douglas Channel and other inlets and waterways around Kitimat and out to the coast. (Clear Seas map)
Jody Craven of Kitimat has been announced as the BC Libertarian Party’s candidate for North Coast riding MLA on Oct. 5. (Jody Craven photo)

Jody Craven of Kitimat in the running for North Coast MLA

BC Libertarian Party has announced Craven as North Coast candidate for riding

  • Oct 16, 2020
Jody Craven of Kitimat has been announced as the BC Libertarian Party’s candidate for North Coast riding MLA on Oct. 5. (Jody Craven photo)
Martin Holzbauer, independent, Nicole Halbauer, BC NDP, and Ellis Ross, BC Liberal Party, the candidates for the Skeena riding, were all present at the second All-Candidates Forum held by the Terrace Standard on Wednesday (Oct. 14) night. (Terrace Standard/BC NDP)

Skeena candidates talk inland port, resource development at second All-Candidates Forum

The Forum was held Wednesday (Oct. 14) night at the Terrace Standard

  • Oct 16, 2020
Martin Holzbauer, independent, Nicole Halbauer, BC NDP, and Ellis Ross, BC Liberal Party, the candidates for the Skeena riding, were all present at the second All-Candidates Forum held by the Terrace Standard on Wednesday (Oct. 14) night. (Terrace Standard/BC NDP)
Advance polling begins on Oct. 15, 2020, across B.C. in the 2020 snap election. (Black Press photo)

B.C. VOTES 2020: Advance voting begins today in Kitimat

Advance voting runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 21 in B.C.'s election

  • Oct 15, 2020
Advance polling begins on Oct. 15, 2020, across B.C. in the 2020 snap election. (Black Press photo)
B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson will be making an announcement in Kitimat this afternoon (Wed., Oct. 14). (Black Press photo)

BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson to make announcement in Kitimat

Wilkinson will be visiting Wednesday (Oct. 14) afternoon

  • Oct 14, 2020
B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson will be making an announcement in Kitimat this afternoon (Wed., Oct. 14). (Black Press photo)
BC Liberals’ Skeena MLA Candidate Ellis Ross, left, with a photographer, BC Liberals’ North Coast MLA candidate Roy Jones Jr., an LNG Canada worker, and BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson. Wilkinson was in Kitimat on Wednesday (Oct. 14) to make an announcement. (Clare Rayment photo)

BC Liberals pledge to support a second LNG export facility in northern B.C.

The BC Liberal leader was in Kitimat Wednesday (Oct. 14) to make the announcement

  • Oct 14, 2020
BC Liberals’ Skeena MLA Candidate Ellis Ross, left, with a photographer, BC Liberals’ North Coast MLA candidate Roy Jones Jr., an LNG Canada worker, and BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson. Wilkinson was in Kitimat on Wednesday (Oct. 14) to make an announcement. (Clare Rayment photo)
Local transit buses in Kitimat will be free for election day on Oct. 24. (Black Press Media photo)

Free transit in Kitimat for election day 2020

Public transit will be free on Kitimat transit routes as well as handyDART services

  • Oct 14, 2020
Local transit buses in Kitimat will be free for election day on Oct. 24. (Black Press Media photo)
Kitimat is urging residents to sign up to receive alerts from their emergency alert system, to raise awareness of the ShakeOut BC event and to test the new system. (Black Press Media photo)

Kitimat combines ShakeOut BC event with emergency alert system test

The District of Kitimat is urging residents to participate and sign up for emergency alerts

  • Oct 14, 2020
Kitimat is urging residents to sign up to receive alerts from their emergency alert system, to raise awareness of the ShakeOut BC event and to test the new system. (Black Press Media photo)
Many Kitimat sports teams, such as the Snow Valley Skating Club, are implementing COVID-19 safety measures for coaches and team members, such as physical distancing, hand hygiene, and wearing masks. For the Skating Club, coaches need to stay six feet away from participants as much as possible and must wear a mask at all times while in the arena. (Clare Rayment/Kitimat Northern Sentinel)

Sports in the time of COVID-19

Various sports teams around Kitimat have had their seasons affected by the pandemic

  • Oct 13, 2020
Many Kitimat sports teams, such as the Snow Valley Skating Club, are implementing COVID-19 safety measures for coaches and team members, such as physical distancing, hand hygiene, and wearing masks. For the Skating Club, coaches need to stay six feet away from participants as much as possible and must wear a mask at all times while in the arena. (Clare Rayment/Kitimat Northern Sentinel)
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Kitimat driver arrested for allegedly driving impaired after Hwy 37 collision

The man faces charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and impaired operation, among others

  • Oct 9, 2020
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Black Press file photo

Vehicle fire on Hwy 37

The vehicle caught fire going up the hill between the Kitimat River Bridge and Onion Lake

  • Oct 9, 2020
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Eden Robinson (centre) at the premiere of her book-to-film adaptation, Monkey Beach, with her mother, Winnie Robinson (left) and extended family member Nina Shaw. The premiere was part of the Vancouver International Film Festival and took place at Tillicum Twin Theatres in Terrace on Sept. 24. (Clare Rayment photo)

‘Monkey Beach’ a hit at VIFF premiere in Terrace

The film was based on the novel by local Haisla author Eden Robinson

  • Oct 8, 2020
Eden Robinson (centre) at the premiere of her book-to-film adaptation, Monkey Beach, with her mother, Winnie Robinson (left) and extended family member Nina Shaw. The premiere was part of the Vancouver International Film Festival and took place at Tillicum Twin Theatres in Terrace on Sept. 24. (Clare Rayment photo)
The three candidates for Skeena riding at the All-Candidates Forum held in Kitimat Wednesday (Oct. 7) evening. Oct. 8, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.

First All-Candidates Forum for snap election held in Kitimat

The Forum brought together all three Skeena riding candidates to answer community-posed questions

  • Oct 8, 2020
The three candidates for Skeena riding at the All-Candidates Forum held in Kitimat Wednesday (Oct. 7) evening. Oct. 8, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.