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Five new provincial court judges will help B.C.'s backlogged court system, but the system is still falling behind, says NDP justice critic Leonard Krog.

On Thursday afternoon two judges from the provincial Communities in Bloom competition were in town to look at the efforts undertaken by the local committee, and both Wendy Maurer and Georgia Kliever say they were impressed with what they saw.

Local MLA Gary Coons and provincial NDP leader, Adrian Dix, sent another letter to the office of the Premier regarding the BC Ferries pension controversy. This time they were demanding that Christy Clark make public all the documents regarding the decision by the board of directors to give David Hahn a supplementary pension of over $200,000. They also want the details of the retirement agreements for two other BC Ferries board members.

The City of Prince Rupert has received notice that the RCMP building on McBride Street is no longer adequate.

Between now and 2020 the BC Government projects that the demand for workers in the northwest see the third highest annual growth in the province, at 1.3 per cent per year, and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell says it is not difficult to see why.

By the end of the month skateboarders living in the District of Port Edward will have the same luxury as skaters in Prince Rupert; a skateboard park in their community.

Elections BC is keeping its call centre open until midnight Friday, the deadline for B.C. residents to register and request a voting package for the harmonized sales tax referendum.

Two fish processing companies that own plants in Prince Rupert quietly joined forces early last month.

During last week's conference of Canadian energy ministers in Kananaskis Alberta Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver pulled no punches in outlining his support for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, saying “we are supportive of the Gateway project because it will open up exports”, and that comment while the project is still under review has raised the ire of the northwest's MP.

The smiling face of a Guy Fawkes mask has appeared on the doors and windows of vacant commercial properties around Prince Rupert's downtown core.