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Coast Mountains School District 82 has hired Aaron Callaghan to be its new superintendent starting Aug. 1, 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)

Coast Mountains School District 82 hires new superintendent

Aaron Callaghan will be joining the school district from Nova Scotia in August

Coast Mountains School District 82 has hired Aaron Callaghan to be its new superintendent starting Aug. 1, 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
Annabelle, a Centennial Christian School student poses with cans of soup during the Grade 3 class visit to the Terrace Church’s Food Bank. (Submitted photo/Kelsey Merritt)

Terrace elementary students cram abandoned cart for food bank

Centennial Christian School Grade 3 class visited Terrace Church’s Food Bank

Annabelle, a Centennial Christian School student poses with cans of soup during the Grade 3 class visit to the Terrace Church’s Food Bank. (Submitted photo/Kelsey Merritt)
Suwilaawks Community School in Terrace will be receiving HVAC upgrades. (Black Press Media file photo)

Upgrades coming to some Coast Mountains School District Schools in Kitimat and Terrace area

Province funding CMSD82 with over $1.3 million for infrastructure upgrades

Suwilaawks Community School in Terrace will be receiving HVAC upgrades. (Black Press Media file photo)
An aerial view of the Skeena Industrial Development Park lands taken in July, 2018. (Richard Zhang/Taisheng International Investment Services photo)

City of Terrace files lawsuit over Skeena Industrial Development Park

Terrace alleges Taisheng did not meet its contractual obligations after it exercised buyback option

An aerial view of the Skeena Industrial Development Park lands taken in July, 2018. (Richard Zhang/Taisheng International Investment Services photo)
Eggs move through the quality control and packing projects at Daybreak Farms, located on Eby St. in Terrace. The operation has plans to modernize at a cost of around $10 million. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Egg-normous: Daybreak Farms eyes multi-million dollar modernization project

Egg producer needs the City of Terrace to sign off on zoning amendments

Eggs move through the quality control and packing projects at Daybreak Farms, located on Eby St. in Terrace. The operation has plans to modernize at a cost of around $10 million. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
Fifteen people in the Terrace local health area died from toxic drug poisonings in 2021. (Black Press files)

Northwest B.C. saw a record number of drug toxicity deaths in 2021

Kitimat recorded three deaths due to illicit drug overdoses

Fifteen people in the Terrace local health area died from toxic drug poisonings in 2021. (Black Press files)
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning in effect for Feb. 2 that includes the Terrace and Kitimat areas. (Black Press Media file photo)

Terrace, Kitimat area under snowfall warning

Around 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected to accumulate today (Feb. 2)

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning in effect for Feb. 2 that includes the Terrace and Kitimat areas. (Black Press Media file photo)
Coast Mountains School District 82 is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and will start looking for a new Hazelton Secondary School principal. (Black Press Media file photo)

Coast Mountains School District looking to fill vacancies

Superintendent hiring process underway, principal for Hazelton Secondary School needed

Coast Mountains School District 82 is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and will start looking for a new Hazelton Secondary School principal. (Black Press Media file photo)
Elvis Stojko, pictured in 2018, will be the guest skater for Kitimat and Terrace ice shows this March. (Black Press Media file photo)

Olympic figure skater Elvis Stojko coming to northwest B.C.

Stojko announced as guest skater for Kitimat, Terrace ice shows this March

Elvis Stojko, pictured in 2018, will be the guest skater for Kitimat and Terrace ice shows this March. (Black Press Media file photo)
Hwy 16 is closed in both directions from around three kilometres east of Terrace to 24 kilometres west of Cedarvale due to a vehicle incident. (Kevin Andolfatto/Facebook)

UPDATE: Hwy 16 vehicle incident near Usk cleared

Logging and fuel trucks involved, no injuries reported

Hwy 16 is closed in both directions from around three kilometres east of Terrace to 24 kilometres west of Cedarvale due to a vehicle incident. (Kevin Andolfatto/Facebook)
North Coast inland sections are under a winter storm watch, with the potential for 20 to 30 centimetres of snow starting Jan. 19. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATE: Terrace under winter storm warning

Potential for 20 centimetres of snow, freezing rain starting Wednesday

North Coast inland sections are under a winter storm watch, with the potential for 20 to 30 centimetres of snow starting Jan. 19. (Black Press Media file photo)
A BC Transit bus parked at a stop in front of Skeena Mall on May 21, 2020 in Terrace B.C. This summer, new NextRide technology will allow riders to see the location of northwest B.C. buses in real time using apps like Google Maps or Transit App. (Black Press Media file photo)

New bus tracking technology coming to northwest B.C. transit systems this summer

NextRide will be rolling out across B.C. this year

A BC Transit bus parked at a stop in front of Skeena Mall on May 21, 2020 in Terrace B.C. This summer, new NextRide technology will allow riders to see the location of northwest B.C. buses in real time using apps like Google Maps or Transit App. (Black Press Media file photo)
Shames Mountain will be offering four free lift passes daily at libraries in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert starting Jan. 6, 2021. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Free lift passes to Shames Mountain available soon from northwest B.C. public libraries

Four passes will be offered daily at Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert libraries starting Jan. 6

Shames Mountain will be offering four free lift passes daily at libraries in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert starting Jan. 6, 2021. (Black Press Media File Photo)
According to BC Assessment, single family residential property values in Terrace rose by 17 per cent from 2021 to 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)

Kitimat single-family home values drop to $329,000 for 2022

Terrace homes have highest value in northwest B.C.

According to BC Assessment, single family residential property values in Terrace rose by 17 per cent from 2021 to 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
Coast Mountains School District 82 asks that parents with students attending class Jan. 4 contact their school principal ahead of time. (Black Press Media file photo)

Coast Mountains School District 82 releases January staggered restart guidelines

Certain students will return to class tomorrow, but most will remain at home until Jan. 10

Coast Mountains School District 82 asks that parents with students attending class Jan. 4 contact their school principal ahead of time. (Black Press Media file photo)
Terrace recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases between Dec. 19 and Dec. 25, 2021. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)

COVID-19 case counts in Kitimat continue to rise

‘Omicron has left us with more questions than answers’: Dr. Bonnie Henry

Terrace recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases between Dec. 19 and Dec. 25, 2021. (British Columbia Centre for Disease Control)
An image of Garry Dean Stoner’s vessel, Prestige II, taken by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Fisheries Aerial Surveillance Enforcement Program. (Submitted photo/DFO)

Man handed almost 90k in penalties after pleading guilty to 12 counts under the Fisheries Act

Garry Dean Stoner was sentenced in Terrace Provincial Court in July

An image of Garry Dean Stoner’s vessel, Prestige II, taken by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Fisheries Aerial Surveillance Enforcement Program. (Submitted photo/DFO)
Coast Mountains School District 82 has decided not to implement a vaccine mandate for its staff. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Coast Mountains School District 82 opts against vaccine mandate for now

Board came to its decision after consultations with Northern Health

Coast Mountains School District 82 has decided not to implement a vaccine mandate for its staff. (Black Press Media File Photo)
The R.E.M. Lee Theatre in Terrace, pictured on Nov. 29, 2021, will be the sole venue for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Music Festival from April 21 to May 6. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Pacific Northwest Music Festival set to return in 2022

The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The R.E.M. Lee Theatre in Terrace, pictured on Nov. 29, 2021, will be the sole venue for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Music Festival from April 21 to May 6. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
This year’s ski season is shaping up to be a good one.

Upgrades to Terrace’s Shames Mountain a ‘game changer’

Ski area has added a new conveyor lift, snow tube lanes and parking lot

This year’s ski season is shaping up to be a good one.