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The committee fact-finding mission in Newfoundland and Labrador. (The Senate of Canada photo)

Commercial fishing is Canada’s most dangerous job, report states

Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans gives recommendations to improve safety for fish harvesters

The committee fact-finding mission in Newfoundland and Labrador. (The Senate of Canada photo)
Four out of five phones received the alert in the Northern View office in Prince Rupert. (Northern View photo)

Did you get the emergency alert on your phone?

B.C. government tested the alert system for the second time at 1:55 p.m.

Four out of five phones received the alert in the Northern View office in Prince Rupert. (Northern View photo)
Founder of Prince Rupert Advocates for Midwifery, Jessica Hawryshyn with her daughter. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

Advocacy grows for midwifery services in Prince Rupert

Residents in the group say that having access to a midwife should be a mother's choice

Founder of Prince Rupert Advocates for Midwifery, Jessica Hawryshyn with her daughter. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
Researchers monitor the latest sea surface temperature anomaly in the northeast pacific, this is a recent image of warm ocean water in the past month. (Data/image provided by the NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA, from their Web site at http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/)

Researchers on state of B.C. salmon in warm water blob

DFO and Ocean Networks Canada on above average temperatures in the northeast Pacific

Researchers monitor the latest sea surface temperature anomaly in the northeast pacific, this is a recent image of warm ocean water in the past month. (Data/image provided by the NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA, from their Web site at http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/)
Harold Leighton, CEO of Metlakatla Development Corporation, at the Ray-Mont Logistics opening in 2017. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

After 30 years Metlakatla Development Corporation releases economic impact report

B.C. First Nation corporation has created 220 jobs in the region and $9.6-million in wages

Harold Leighton, CEO of Metlakatla Development Corporation, at the Ray-Mont Logistics opening in 2017. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
Henry Shimizu and his son Gregory at the newly installed monument dedicated to Shotaro Shimizu. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

Ottawa apologizes to Japanese family in B.C. after chopping historic cherry trees

Plaque installed in Prince Rupert to honour the memory of Shotaro Shimizu

Henry Shimizu and his son Gregory at the newly installed monument dedicated to Shotaro Shimizu. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
One of the cherry trees that was partially hacked down near the federal building in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

Government makes amends for chopped cherry trees

Shimizu family to attend a special ceremony in Prince Rupert where a plaque will be revealed

One of the cherry trees that was partially hacked down near the federal building in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
The Legacy was the last boat built by the Wahl family in 1990. (Photo submitted by Ryan Wahl)

Three generations of Wahls honoured with B.C. maritime award

Family of shipbuilders from Prince Rupert and Dodge Cove crafted more than 1,100 commercial vessels

The Legacy was the last boat built by the Wahl family in 1990. (Photo submitted by Ryan Wahl)
The City of Prince Rupert successfully pitched a plan to interact with citizens online through PlaceSpeak, a B.C. tech company that collects data and polling results from a location-based civic engagement platform. (Vimeo photo)

City scores grant for online-engagement platform

Prince Rupert received a $22,000 grant from the B.C. Smart Communities program

The City of Prince Rupert successfully pitched a plan to interact with citizens online through PlaceSpeak, a B.C. tech company that collects data and polling results from a location-based civic engagement platform. (Vimeo photo)
Prince Rupert’s 1973 city council included two women - Iona V. Campagnolo (second from the left) and Audrey M. Anderson (second from the right). Prince Rupert has had a female representative on each council since until 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Prince Rupert & Regional Archives, Dr. R. Geddes Large fonds, LP984-29-1759-289)

COLUMN: Don’t let all-male council be our new norm

Response to Prince Rupert breaking the 46-year streak of always having a woman on council

Prince Rupert’s 1973 city council included two women - Iona V. Campagnolo (second from the left) and Audrey M. Anderson (second from the right). Prince Rupert has had a female representative on each council since until 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Prince Rupert & Regional Archives, Dr. R. Geddes Large fonds, LP984-29-1759-289)
ICBC and RCMP to hand out reflectors in Prince Rupert Nov. 8. (ICBC photo)

RCMP and ICBC hand out free reflectors on Third Avenue

ICBC stats state that 43 per cent of all crashes with pedestrians occur between October and January

ICBC and RCMP to hand out reflectors in Prince Rupert Nov. 8. (ICBC photo)
Terry Beech, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport travelled to Prince Rupert to make the investment announcement at the Port Interpretive Centre. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)

Government invests nearly $22M in Port of Prince Rupert

Three projects will benefit to improve trade through the north west trade corridor

Terry Beech, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport travelled to Prince Rupert to make the investment announcement at the Port Interpretive Centre. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)
DP World, the Prince Rupert Port Authority and its contractors, Fraser River Pile and Dredge Inc., BelPacific Excavating and Shoring Limited Partnership and Bel Contracting have been charged with 10 fisheries violations that were alleged to have occurred during Phase 2 Fairview Terminal expansion. (File photo / The Northern View)

Prince Rupert port and DP World faces 10 fisheries violations

DFO investigation leads to charges involving the Fairview Terminal expansion project

DP World, the Prince Rupert Port Authority and its contractors, Fraser River Pile and Dredge Inc., BelPacific Excavating and Shoring Limited Partnership and Bel Contracting have been charged with 10 fisheries violations that were alleged to have occurred during Phase 2 Fairview Terminal expansion. (File photo / The Northern View)
A train derailed at the Prince Rupert Grain Terminal at midnight, Oct. 28. (File photo)

Grain car derailment on Ridley Island

VIA Rail cancelled its passenger service due to CN Rail derailment

A train derailed at the Prince Rupert Grain Terminal at midnight, Oct. 28. (File photo)
Cannabis is officially legal across Canada on Oct. 17, 2018. (Northern View file photo)

Cannabis is legal, what does that mean in Prince Rupert

A review of the city's new bylaw, the province's online sales, what can be grown, and what not to do

Cannabis is officially legal across Canada on Oct. 17, 2018. (Northern View file photo)
On Oct. 16 a commercial diver has drowned on the southwest side of Dewdney Island. (Google Maps)

Commercial diver drowns in Hecate Strait

WorkSafeBC and BC Coroners Service are investigating the diving incident south of Dewdney Island

On Oct. 16 a commercial diver has drowned on the southwest side of Dewdney Island. (Google Maps)
On Oct. 16 a commercial diver has drowned on the southwest side of Dewdney Island. (Google Maps)

Commercial diver from Prince Rupert drowns in Hecate Strait

WorkSafeBC and BC Coroners Service are investigating the diving incident south of Dewdney Island

On Oct. 16 a commercial diver has drowned on the southwest side of Dewdney Island. (Google Maps)
Prince Rupert fire fighters attended a basement fire on Sixth Avenue East on Oct. 17. (Ed Evans / The Northern View)

Fire crews put out basement fire on 6th Avenue East

Prince Rupert fire chief said the fire is not being considered suspicious

Prince Rupert fire fighters attended a basement fire on Sixth Avenue East on Oct. 17. (Ed Evans / The Northern View)
Northern Savings Credit Union has purchased the old Dairy Queen building at the corner of McBride and Third Avenue West. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)

Northern Savings buys old Dairy Queen building

Old Prince Rupert DQ building has been vacant in since the 1990s

Northern Savings Credit Union has purchased the old Dairy Queen building at the corner of McBride and Third Avenue West. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)
Western Canada Marine Response Corp. launched the first of 40 vessels for the Trans Mountain expansion project on June 12 in Prince Rupert. (WCMRC photo)

Rupert harbour sets scene for mock oil spill response

Ten vessels will be involved in the exercise meant to create a coordinated emergency response

Western Canada Marine Response Corp. launched the first of 40 vessels for the Trans Mountain expansion project on June 12 in Prince Rupert. (WCMRC photo)