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A heated debate erupted at the monthly meeting of the Skeena – Queen Charlotte Regional District last Friday over whether or not the regional district was wasting time and money by trying to be involved in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) initiative.

Around 9:30 a.m. Monday morning, Barbara Trowell put the coffee on and headed upstairs when she suddenly heard a loud bang.

With the carrot being stability in schools come September, the BC Teachers' Federation is holding out the stick of teachers' job action in a bid to speed up provincial contract negotiations.

Sun Wave Forest Products is asking the courts to demand the City of Prince Rupert turn over any and all correspondence and notes from discussions about the possible sale of the Watson Island site through a tax sale in 2009.

Premier Christy Clark took her seat in the B.C. legislature Monday, to square off with the NDP opposition for the first time since being selected as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party.

At its May 30 Annual General Meeting, the Prince Rupert Port Authority donated more than $475,000 to community groups as a result of a near-quadrupling of the Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund.

This year’s Relay for Life took place at the on the track at Charles Hayes Secondary School last Saturday and while the total amount raised was unavailable as of press time, it was more than $55,000.