Matthew Allen and William Matheson host episode 118 of This Week (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)

Matthew Allen and William Matheson host episode 118 of This Week (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)

This Week Show – Episode 118

Highlights from this week in Prince Rupert

On this week’s Northern View podcast, we continue to look at the big news from the past week in Prince Rupert.

This week, we learn about the city’s latest response to the water boil notice, an update on a retail cannabis business licence application and the arrival of the city’s first seeing eye dog.

Don’t have time to read the news? Don’t worry, we have you covered.

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