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Mural artist Casey Braam signing his name on the finished piece on July 24, 2023 (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).

Kitimat Public Art Alliance unveils new mural

The Kitimat Public Art Alliance has unveiled its newest mural downtown on…

Mural artist Casey Braam signing his name on the finished piece on July 24, 2023 (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).
The Kitimat General Hospital and emergency room (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).

BC healthcare planning survey

The Centre for Rural Health Research at UBC and the BC rural…

The Kitimat General Hospital and emergency room (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).
ArtWomenHK founder Clarisse Akonyi Okondjo. Photo taken July 28 2023 (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).

Kitimat mom helps women and children in Congo

Clarisse Akonyi Okondjo has been in Kitimat two years and is building a school back home

ArtWomenHK founder Clarisse Akonyi Okondjo. Photo taken July 28 2023 (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).
Ribbon cutting at the grant opening of the new Haisla Bridge Saturday June 17, 2023 (Hunter Wild/ Northern Sentinel).

New Haisla bridge opens

It’s official, The District of Kitimat will be closing the old Haisla…

Ribbon cutting at the grant opening of the new Haisla Bridge Saturday June 17, 2023 (Hunter Wild/ Northern Sentinel).
Rendition of the Horizon North Crossroads Lodge in Kitimat. (Horizon North photo)

More Kitimat hospitality workers vote for strike action

Cedar Lodge workers settled last week; Crossroads Lodge now faces possible work stoppage

Rendition of the Horizon North Crossroads Lodge in Kitimat. (Horizon North photo)
Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).

LNG Canada strike averted

Strike action has been averted at the LNG Canada construction site now…

Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).
Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).

LNG Canada strike averted

Strike action has been averted at the LNG Canada construction site now…

Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).
Construction has started up again on the new Haisla Bridge. It will be opening on June 17, 2023. Photo taken April 21, 2023, (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).

Travel delays crossing Haisla bridge

Expect delays this week when traveling around service center. Construction will start…

Construction has started up again on the new Haisla Bridge. It will be opening on June 17, 2023. Photo taken April 21, 2023, (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel).
Dylan Pollock has started a petition to keep the Kitimat General Hospital open 24/7 after his mother in law had a medical emergency during the emergency room closure on July 12-13. ( Black Press file photo)

Concerned resident starts petition to keep Kitimat ER open

The ER has been shut down for an overnight shift twice in the last week in favour of Terrace

Dylan Pollock has started a petition to keep the Kitimat General Hospital open 24/7 after his mother in law had a medical emergency during the emergency room closure on July 12-13. ( Black Press file photo)
A roaring campfire, like the one pictured here, is a common sight during summer months. However, due to increased fire risks, BC Wildfire Service has implemented a ban on such Category 1 open fires, including campfires, in Terrace and Kitimat within the Skeena Fire Zone, effective July 10 at 3 p.m. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

Fire ban now in effect for Terrace and Kitimat, BC Wildfire Service announces

The Category 1 open fire ban now in effect includes campfires within the Skeena Fire Zone

A roaring campfire, like the one pictured here, is a common sight during summer months. However, due to increased fire risks, BC Wildfire Service has implemented a ban on such Category 1 open fires, including campfires, in Terrace and Kitimat within the Skeena Fire Zone, effective July 10 at 3 p.m. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
LNG Canada Cedar Valley Lodge (Black Press file photo).

‘We will not be disrespected anymore’: LNG Hospitality Workers

Sodexo hospitality workers at LNG Canada are now in a position to strike as mediation begins

LNG Canada Cedar Valley Lodge (Black Press file photo).
PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

Terrace’s ValhallaFest celebrates 5th year with record attendance

The norse mythology-themed electronic music festival had record-high attendance, 42 acts in 2023

PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
Goats at Graham Acres Homestead & Creamery, a family-run, micro-dairy farm in Terrace, on June 27. (Hunter Wild/Black Press Media)

Terrace welcomes British Columbia’s first licensed micro-dairy farm

Graham Acres Homestead Creamery, a family-run farm in the city, produces artisan goat cheese

Goats at Graham Acres Homestead & Creamery, a family-run, micro-dairy farm in Terrace, on June 27. (Hunter Wild/Black Press Media)
Correction to the parade route printed in the June 29th edition of the Kitimat Connector (file photo).

Canada Day parade route correction

By Hunter Wild

Correction to the parade route printed in the June 29th edition of the Kitimat Connector (file photo).
(Black Press file photo)

Road resurfacing on Lahakas Boulevard

Work crews will be resurfacing the road on Lahakas Boulevard, from the…

(Black Press file photo)
A red plane could be seen flying through the 2022 Canada Day parade (Christian Apostolovski/Kitimat Northern Sentinel)

District opts for fireworks over drones for Canada Day

Council has discussed Canada Day preparations at several past meetings. At the…

A red plane could be seen flying through the 2022 Canada Day parade (Christian Apostolovski/Kitimat Northern Sentinel)
In a week-long operation, Terrace RCMP and the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team (UGET)’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) arrested several individuals and seized weapons, drugs, cash and more. (Black Press Media file photo)

Several arrests, seizures follow joint operation by Terrace RCMP and B.C.’s gang enforcement team

Law enforcement in Terrace arrested several individuals and seized weapons, drugs and cash

In a week-long operation, Terrace RCMP and the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team (UGET)’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) arrested several individuals and seized weapons, drugs, cash and more. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers a free webinar on June 22 at 12 p.m., providing practical tips for caregivers during climate emergencies. (Shutterstock.com)

BC Alzheimer Society offers free climate emergency webinar

The Alzheimer Society of BC is urging residents of Kitimat-Stikine to plan…

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers a free webinar on June 22 at 12 p.m., providing practical tips for caregivers during climate emergencies. (Shutterstock.com)
Kitimat RCMP and Kitimat Fire and Ambulance at 1567 Albatross Ave. in Kitimat on June 18. Kitimat RCMP says a fire engulfed a top-floor apartment in the city on June 18, resulting in the death of one individual. (Submitted photo)

UPDATE: Kitimat apartment fire claims one life, investigation ongoing

The fire started in the evening hours of June 18, engulfing a top floor apartment

Kitimat RCMP and Kitimat Fire and Ambulance at 1567 Albatross Ave. in Kitimat on June 18. Kitimat RCMP says a fire engulfed a top-floor apartment in the city on June 18, resulting in the death of one individual. (Submitted photo)
Local weightlifter Kosta Thanos with his powerlifting competition medals. Thanos has made it to the 2023 quarter-finals for the Mr Health and Fitness competition. Photo courtesy of Kosta Thanos.

52-year-old powerlifter makes it to 1/4 finals in fitness competition

Kosta Thanos is a competitive powerlifter born and raised in Kitimat. He…

Local weightlifter Kosta Thanos with his powerlifting competition medals. Thanos has made it to the 2023 quarter-finals for the Mr Health and Fitness competition. Photo courtesy of Kosta Thanos.