By Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A dead humpback whale was spotted in Masset Inlet on Nov. 5, marking the third found in B.C.’s coastal waters in less than a month.
Continue reading Dead humpback whale found near Masset marks third in less than a monthBy Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
After two years without any cruise ships in Prince Rupert due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cruise tourism returned bigger than before.
Between May 17 and Oct. 3, 42 cruise ships with more than 40,000 passengers stopped in the city, the P.R. Port Authority (PRPA) announced.
Continue reading Prince Rupert gets a $3.5 million boost from the return of cruise tourismBy Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
BC Ferries is adding an evening water taxi sailing to the temporary Alliford Bay (Moresby Island) to Skidegate (Graham Island) schedule in order to accommodate passengers arriving in Sandspit on Air Canada flights.
Continue reading BC Ferries adds water taxi sailing to their Haida Gwaii schedule to accommodate flight passengersBy Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Some residents in northwest B.C. were without internet and phone service the evening of Oct. 18.
A motor vehicle accident took out several utility poles and caused a break in the Telus fibre optic cable that runs west from Prince George to Prince Rupert.
Continue reading Motor vehicle crash knocks out internet/cell service to much of NorthwestBy Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is frustrated by Liberal MPs who voted against his bill to lower the voting age to 16 after it was a recommendation that came out of the Liberal government’s own consultations with youth.
Continue reading Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP’s bill to lower voting age blocked by Conservatives, Liberals
