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The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Nativity scene banned from B.C. town’s city hall after decades-long run

Volunteer group hoping to get Terrace to change its mind after annual tradition rejected

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Northern B.C. officials ban nativity scene from Terrace city hall roof

The move reflects a 2015 Supreme Court of Canada decision

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
Jordan Straight is being sought by the Terrace RCMP. (Submitted photo)

Terrace RCMP looking for missing man

Jordan Straight was last heard from on Oct. 30

Jordan Straight is being sought by the Terrace RCMP. (Submitted photo)
Leon Sinclair is missing and was last seen in Houston. (Photo courtesy the RCMP)

Missing man sought by Houston RCMP

Leon Sinclair was last seen a year ago

Leon Sinclair is missing and was last seen in Houston. (Photo courtesy the RCMP)
Eric Stubbs, who was at one time the commanding officer of the Terrace RCMP detachment, will be in charge of the Ottawa police force. (Photo courtesy Ottawa Police Service)

Former Terrace RCMP inspector becomes top cop in Ottawa

Eric Stubbs was in Terrace for six years

Eric Stubbs, who was at one time the commanding officer of the Terrace RCMP detachment, will be in charge of the Ottawa police force. (Photo courtesy Ottawa Police Service)
Electric vehicle charging stations are coming to the Kasiks Wilderness Resort on Hwy16. (Staff photo)

More electric vehicle charging stations coming to the northwest

Subsidies ease cost of installations in Thornhill, Kitimat and on Hwy16

Electric vehicle charging stations are coming to the Kasiks Wilderness Resort on Hwy16. (Staff photo)
For sale

Area real estate sales drop

Local sales figures mirror those across the north

For sale
Canfor is temporarily closing its B.C. mills as of Sept. 26, 2022 and that affects Houston workers. (File photo)

Canfor to close its B.C. mills for two weeks

Company cites drop in market demand

Canfor is temporarily closing its B.C. mills as of Sept. 26, 2022 and that affects Houston workers. (File photo)
The workforce at the Coastal GasLink camp at the Huckleberry location south of Houston is to expand should the company receive a permit from the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District. (Coastal GasLink photo/Houston Today)

Coastal GasLink seeks workforce increase south of Houston

More people needed to meet construction schedule

The workforce at the Coastal GasLink camp at the Huckleberry location south of Houston is to expand should the company receive a permit from the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District. (Coastal GasLink photo/Houston Today)
(Black Press Media file photo)

Suspect in Topley Landing boat theft charged with attempted murder of a police officer

Driver allegedly charged the officer in a stolen vehicle, officer fired his sidearm injuring suspect

(Black Press Media file photo)
The size and scope of the multi-million project underway on Hwy16 just west of Rose Lake to replace a culvert is becoming apparent just a few weeks into the project. (Laura Blackwell photo/Lakes District News)

Hwy16 culvert being replaced at Rose Lake west of Burns Lake

Detour, temporary bridge will be needed

The size and scope of the multi-million project underway on Hwy16 just west of Rose Lake to replace a culvert is becoming apparent just a few weeks into the project. (Laura Blackwell photo/Lakes District News)
A boat theft early this morning at Topley Landing has resulted in one injury after a police service pistol was discharged. (File photo)

Boat theft leads to officer-involved shooting in northwestern B.C.

Incident now in hands of independent investigation office

A boat theft early this morning at Topley Landing has resulted in one injury after a police service pistol was discharged. (File photo)
Fieldwork undertaken by Kitselas Geothermal to explore the feasibility of a geothermal power project at Lakelse Lake. (Photo courtesy Kitselas Geothermal)

Shell signs deal with Kitselas Geothermal in northwest B.C.

Energy giant invests in Lakelse Lake geothermal potential

Fieldwork undertaken by Kitselas Geothermal to explore the feasibility of a geothermal power project at Lakelse Lake. (Photo courtesy Kitselas Geothermal)
Edmonton resident Michael Kalmanovitch is wearing a red dress in a cycling journey down Hwy16 to highlight the cause of missing and murdered women. (Contributed photo)

Edmonton cyclist on journey to honour missing, murdered women

Wearing a red dress is a symbolic act of remembrance

Edmonton resident Michael Kalmanovitch is wearing a red dress in a cycling journey down Hwy16 to highlight the cause of missing and murdered women. (Contributed photo)
Electric clocks in the northwest have been running faster. (Contributed photo)

Power switch caused northwestern B.C. clocks to run faster

BC Hydro was using Rio Tinto power

Electric clocks in the northwest have been running faster. (Contributed photo)
Community of Gingolx driver Fraser Doolan makes a regular transit run from the village at the mouth of the Nass River through the Nass Valley and down to Terrace. There's a proposal now to set up a north-wide transit booking system to make it easier for people to book riders on the wide variety of transit services available in the region. (Staff photo)

Booking service proposed for northern transportation services

Would greatly assist passengers by reducing confusion, frustration

Community of Gingolx driver Fraser Doolan makes a regular transit run from the village at the mouth of the Nass River through the Nass Valley and down to Terrace. There's a proposal now to set up a north-wide transit booking system to make it easier for people to book riders on the wide variety of transit services available in the region. (Staff photo)
Matthew Roy White is wanted by the Houston RCMP. He's considered armed and dangerous.

Man wanted by Houston RCMP on robbery, firearms charges

Matthew Roy White considered armed and dangerous

Matthew Roy White is wanted by the Houston RCMP. He's considered armed and dangerous.
Constable Mat Clarabut on his 2005 Harley Davidson Road King. He's the first-ever RCMP motorcycle officer to be posted in Terrace to cover northwestern B.C. for the force's highway patrol. (Staff photo)

Born to ride

RCMP motorcycle officer sets up shop in Terrace

Constable Mat Clarabut on his 2005 Harley Davidson Road King. He's the first-ever RCMP motorcycle officer to be posted in Terrace to cover northwestern B.C. for the force's highway patrol. (Staff photo)
Test drives of an electric vehicle are being offered at the farmers' market the morning of Aug. 19. That's Danielle Wiess of the Vancouver-based Community Energy Association with the vehicle, a Ford Mustang Mach-E. (Contributed photo)

Electric vehicle chargers to increase in Burns Lake

Being installed at downtown municipal parking lot

Test drives of an electric vehicle are being offered at the farmers' market the morning of Aug. 19. That's Danielle Wiess of the Vancouver-based Community Energy Association with the vehicle, a Ford Mustang Mach-E. (Contributed photo)
Constable Mat Clarabut on his 2005 Harley Davidson Road King. He’s the first-ever RCMP motorcycle officer to be posted in Terrace to cover northwestern B.C. for the force’s highway patrol. (Staff photo)

‘Born to ride’: RCMP motorcycle officer sets up shop in Terrace

It’s a position that takes Constable Mat Clarabut from Haida Gwaii east to Burns Lake, south to Kitimat and north to Atlin.

Constable Mat Clarabut on his 2005 Harley Davidson Road King. He’s the first-ever RCMP motorcycle officer to be posted in Terrace to cover northwestern B.C. for the force’s highway patrol. (Staff photo)