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Shames-goers celebrate a successful season Sunday, April 7, on the deck of the Shames Mountain Lodge.

Shames season draws to a close

As the 2014/2015 ski season ends in northwest B.C., Terrace's My Mountain Co-op is showing signs it is growing up

Shames-goers celebrate a successful season Sunday, April 7, on the deck of the Shames Mountain Lodge.
Terrace Bluebacks Avery Back, Grace Lukasser, MacKenzie Bannister, and Jake Kluss at the Terrace Aquatic Centre last month.

Bluebacks boast healthy competition in and out of the pool

The four Terrace Bluebacks who received medals at the annual Smithers regional invitational say it is their teammates who inspire them

Terrace Bluebacks Avery Back, Grace Lukasser, MacKenzie Bannister, and Jake Kluss at the Terrace Aquatic Centre last month.
Larry Sommerfield’s civil suit court date with the RCMP for destroying guns he owned did not go his way.

91-year-old Thornhill man loses court fight with RCMP

Larry Sommerfield sued the ministry of justice in small claims court, claiming they unduly destroyed his antique gun collection

Larry Sommerfield’s civil suit court date with the RCMP for destroying guns he owned did not go his way.

Feds won’t appeal northwest B.C. land claims ruling

Kitselas First Nation owed compensation for land transaction dating back 120 years

The border between Stewart, B.C. and Hyder, Alaksa was shuttered for the first time last night. The Canadian Border Services Agency has reduced its hours.

In pictures: Stewart, B.C. and Hyder, Alaska residents protest border closure

A gate closing off the two communities was locked for the first time last night as Canadian border officers cut opening hours

The border between Stewart, B.C. and Hyder, Alaksa was shuttered for the first time last night. The Canadian Border Services Agency has reduced its hours.
Canadian border services has put up a gate between the towns of Hyder, Alaska and Stewart, B.C.

Peaceful protest planned at Stewart, B.C./Hyder, Alaska border crossing

Border agency has refused to bend to pressure from residents and politicians on both sides of the border

Canadian border services has put up a gate between the towns of Hyder, Alaska and Stewart, B.C.

Epic rematch planned for Coy Cup final

The Terrace River Kings will face off against the Fort St. John Flyers, the team they beat in OT of game one, tonight at 8 p.m.

Debbie Moore, Kitselas Education Coordinator, shares her connections to missing women after the Highway of Tears documentary film screening. (Moore recounted stories about Lana Derrick, who went missing from Terrace.)

Highway of Tears documentary sheds light on the murdered and missing

Award-winning film made its Terrace premiere this week before touring several other northwest B.C. communities along Highway 16

Debbie Moore, Kitselas Education Coordinator, shares her connections to missing women after the Highway of Tears documentary film screening. (Moore recounted stories about Lana Derrick, who went missing from Terrace.)
After a two-week strike, classes will resume at UNBC's Terrace campus on Friday.

UNBC classes to resume Friday

The university announced last night that it has applied to the Labour Relations Board for a special mediation process

After a two-week strike, classes will resume at UNBC's Terrace campus on Friday.
Snow Valley Nordic chief groomer Dean Bergstrom with the PistenBully 2000 at the Onion Lake ski trails near Terrace, B.C.

The Snow Valley Nordic’s grooming machine is nearly tracked out

But that doesn't mean it isn't a nice ride with the chief groomer of the cross-country ski trails between Terrace and Kitimat

Snow Valley Nordic chief groomer Dean Bergstrom with the PistenBully 2000 at the Onion Lake ski trails near Terrace, B.C.
UNBC faculty association president Jacqueline Holler speaks to faculty members and supporters at the Terrace campus March 11.

UNBC strike enters second week

Faculty association supporters held a lunchtime rally in Terrace, B.C. yesterday before the two sides headed back to the table today

UNBC faculty association president Jacqueline Holler speaks to faculty members and supporters at the Terrace campus March 11.
US Republican Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski has added her name to the list of officials criticizing the decision to reduce the hours at the Stewart, B.C./Hyder, Alaska border.

‘United front’ planned to fight Stewart, B.C./Hyder, Alaska border closure

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski joins growing list of officials criticizing the Canadian border agency's move to reduce crossing hours

US Republican Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski has added her name to the list of officials criticizing the decision to reduce the hours at the Stewart, B.C./Hyder, Alaska border.
The marquee at the Terrace Sportsplex was changed in short order to announce that the Peewee provincial tournament would be relocated to Terrace.

Kitimat strike forces provincial hockey tournament venue change

The Kitimat Peewee Tier 3 BC Hockey Championship will now take place at the Terrace Sportsplex

The marquee at the Terrace Sportsplex was changed in short order to announce that the Peewee provincial tournament would be relocated to Terrace.
The Canadian customs border crossing on the way out of Hyder, Alaska and into Stewart, B.C.

Stewart, B.C./Hyder, Alaska border closure puts security at risk, says border guard union

Customs and immigration union head says move is hypocritical for a federal government that says it places a priority on national security

The Canadian customs border crossing on the way out of Hyder, Alaska and into Stewart, B.C.
The city of Terrace has cancelled the rest of the noon-hour hockey league season because some players wouldn't stop spitting behind the players' bench.

Terrace noon-hour hockey is cancelled ‘due to repeated spitting’ in the players’ boxes

The group had been warned by city workers to stop spitting, but didn't listen

The city of Terrace has cancelled the rest of the noon-hour hockey league season because some players wouldn't stop spitting behind the players' bench.
Faculty of the UNBC Terrace campus, as well as CUPE support workers, on the picket line this morning.

Pickets launched as talks between UNBC professors and employer fail

Terrace, B.C. protest is one of several across the northwest region intending to put pressure on administration to up professor wages

Faculty of the UNBC Terrace campus, as well as CUPE support workers, on the picket line this morning.
The Canadian customs border crossing on the way out of Hyder, Alaska and into Stewart, B.C.

Border closure plan panned by Stewart and Hyder residents

The Canadian Border Services Agency to gate crossing between the two tight-knit communities north of Terrace beginning this spring

The Canadian customs border crossing on the way out of Hyder, Alaska and into Stewart, B.C.
The Closed Thornhill Jr. Secondary School will become a trades training centre.

Closed Thornhill school will become trades centre

Cosmetology and welding courses could be offered as soon as September, says the Coast Mountains School District

The Closed Thornhill Jr. Secondary School will become a trades training centre.
Premier Christy Clark listens as Finance Minister Mike de Jong delivers his budget speech at the B.C. legislature Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.

Province not budging on non-unionized school district staff wage freeze

The Coast Mountains School District board wants to be able to give its staff and management a raise

Premier Christy Clark listens as Finance Minister Mike de Jong delivers his budget speech at the B.C. legislature Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
The board at Northwest Community College in Terrace, B.C. has undergone some changes.

Gov’t buys a year’s peace with college over changes to high school equivalency courses

The provincial government announced Friday that it would give NWCC a one-time allocation of $494,000 for adult basic education programs

The board at Northwest Community College in Terrace, B.C. has undergone some changes.