SOUTHEAST LOG 9-4-21

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 9-4-21

Playground fund started

HAINES - Jenae Larson, the Haines school kindergarten teacher who died in the Beach Road landslide last December, had spoken several times about wanting to raise funds to improve the playground at the school, which she had attended as a child and was in her first-year teaching at. Her mother, Kim Taylor, is now raising funds for the playground in her honor. Kim Taylor has set up a GOFUNDME account. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Drop-in center to open

PRINCE RUPERT - Change Maker's Education Society is opening a new youth drop-in center in the Ocean Center Mall in September. The center will be called K'oomtk, which is "hope" in the Sm'algyax language. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

Ocean Beauty tops 200,000 cases

PETERSBURG - The Ocean Beauty Seafood plant has now topped 200,000 cases of pink salmon. Officials say that is the highest amount the facility has canned since 2013. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

151 homeless each day

WHITEHOUSE - The numbers from the most recent community homeless survey are not good. In any 24-hour period, 151 people are "homeless" in the community. An additional 100 people are in a "transitional" living situation. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

Strike blocks cargo ship

KITIMAT -A Norwegian cargo ship remains stranded in Kitimat by the month-long strike against the Rio Tinto Aluminum Smelter. The MV Indiana cannot leave unless it is refueled, and oil company workers are refusing to cross the picket lines to refuel it. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

No mask mandate

WRANGELL - The borough assembly has decided not to issue a mask mandate. The assembly voted 6-1 against a mandate but authorized a public information campaign promoting mask use and other safety measures against COVID 19. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

Trees lost to flood protection

TELKWA - In order to make flood protection improvements to Riverside and Eddy parks, the village had to chop down a large number of trees in Eddy Park. Residents are unhappy at the action, but village officials say it was necessary to get the federal funding for the project. THE SMITHERS INTERIOR NEWS

Just say 'oops'

SITKA - A woman reported falling out of kayak while trying to take a picture. She made it safely to a rock near the airport runway and was picked up by an emergency response boat. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Overdose advisory

TERRACE - Northern Health has issued an overdose advisory because a "deep blue crystal substance" being sold on the street as heroin has caused a spike in overdoses in Terrace and Smithers. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Flyover honors health care workers

PRINCE RUPERT - The skies over the Northwest were a little noisy for a couple of hours last week as a Royal Canadian Airforce CF-18 did a flyover of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat and Smithers to salute front line health care workers in the region. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

COVID numbers rise

KITIMAT - COVID 19 cases are on the rise in the Northern Health Area. Officials say the rise is because vaccination rates in the area (between 60 and 70 percent) are lower than the province as a whole (82 percent). THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

Sailboat goes aground

SITKA - Personnel from the Sitka Coast Guard responded to a grounded sailboat in Slocum Arm, 30 miles north of Sitka last week. The Coast Guard says the two crew members were in good shape and the 38-foot sailboat George Gray was towed to Sitka. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Inquest in 2016 death

TERRACE - A BC Coroners Jury inquest has started into the 2016 death of Nicholas Jeppesen. A previous investigation cleared the RCMP of responsibility. Jeppesen had been tased by officers before he cut his throat with a hunting axe. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Yukon ends emergency

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Territory has officially ended its state of emergency over the COVID 19 epidemic. There are now no official limits on gatherings, travel, or events. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR


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