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Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner has announced he is resigning as B.C. attorney general and won't run in the next B.C. election.

On Tuesday, August 9, family members and friends of Prince Rupert locals taking part in the sixth annual Gathering Strength canoe journey greeted the local and out of town paddlers at the waterfront with a noticeable sense of pride as the nine traditional First Nations canoes arrived on shore.

Klemtu is now on the tourism and economic map thanks to a new ferry terminal that officially opened on August 12.

Mathew LaFiandra of Ridley Terminals was at the August 9 meeting of Port Edward council to provide an update on the current expansion, although he told council expansion may not be the best word to describe what is happening out on Ridley Island.

Three different salmon conservation groups from Prince Rupert say that north coast fishermen have thrown back 1.37 million pounds of Chum Salmon – enough to fill 40 transport trucks - while rushing to catch as many Pink Salmon as they can within the 16-hour window.

THE PRESIDENT of the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation is optimistic it can work out a deal with My Mountain Co-op in time to allow skiing on Shames Mountain this winter.

Sean Carlson of Prince Rupert has provided a twist to the saying “go big or go home”.

B.C.'s two-year-old 'gangs and guns' strategy is working, and the province will continue to do its share to maintain it, Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond says.

A MEMORIAL cross to a young woman, who died when a vehicle went into the Skeena River two years ago, went up in flames when fire ignited near it and the huge tree beside it last week.

The federal government has confirmed the appointment of former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell as Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.