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Canada Post Strike And Municipal Services

Kitimat BC — The District of Kitimat is reminding residents that the Canada Post Strike may affect:

• Receiving your payment for utility bills, permits, licences and other charges; and
• Our communications to you (including cheques, invoices and correspondence).  

To ensure your payment is received in time, we offer the following suggestions:

• Online: Payments can be made through your financial institution’s online banking service.
• At Your Bank: Payments can also be made in person or by telephone through...

Kitimat Boil Water Notice has ended

Kitimat's Boil Water Notice has now been lifted, effective 2:00 p.m., November 18, 2024.

This ends the active boil water advisory which was first implemented on November 7, 2024.

Ammonia leak drill scheduled for November 20

Tamitik Jubilee Sports Complex staff and the Kitimat Fire Department will be performing an ammonia leak drill on November 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

You may see emergency personnel and equipment during this exercise. Anyone at the facility during this time will be asked to follow direction as they would during an actual emergency.

Thank you very much for your patience during this important safety exercise. 

A reminder for winter parking rules

Winter is upon us!

Until March 31, street parking cannot interfere with our snow clearing operations. Also specifically, street parking is not permitted between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m..

Vehicles parked on the street in the way of snow clearing are at risk of being towed.

Please let our snow operators work and ensure you are parked elsewhere.

From November 1, on-property restrictions also went into effect to support snow clearing.

This means your trailers, RVs and boats may need to find a new place...

Mayor's Statement on the passing of John Horgan

Kitimat Mayor Phil Germuth offers this statement on the passing of John Horgan:

On behalf of the District of Kitimat, we mourn the loss of British Columbia’s former Premier John Horgan.

Horgan leaves a legacy of strong leadership for the province and a history of work which has brought benefit to the people of Kitimat and beyond.

During his Premiership, Kitimat saw the LNG Canada project move forward, the single-largest private investment decision in Canada. This came following his government’s...