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Details so far sketchy on new carrot-and-stick insurance discount system

On May 3 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) ratified a new agreement with the BC Maritime Employer's Association, lessening the prospect of any job action at West Coast ports.

The man who tried and failed to save the New Skeena Pulp Mill in Prince Rupert from closing, Dan Veniez, made national headlines recently after he sued a rival election candidate for libel.

Prince Rupert will be hosting the annual general meeting of the North Central Local Government’s Association (NCLGA) from May 11 until May 13.

A pipeline breach in northern Alberta late last week that resulted in about 28,000 barrels, or approximately 4.5 million litres, of oil being released into the surrounding environment should be a reminder of the dangers that could face the region with Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline project, says Skeena - Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen.

Executives from the Prince Rupert Port Authority gave more details on their new agreement with the Cost Tsimshian First Nations that was announced last month.

The provincial government held the first of its over-the-phone town hall meetings last week about the upcoming HST referendum and up to 27,000 in British Columbians participated.

The legislature in Victoria opened for business last week after a turbulent period where both main political parties fell into their own leadership crisis and then had to find a new one.

A closed sawmill in Kitwanga is due to re-open, thanks in part to the demand from China for BC wood.