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Kitamaat Open enjoys another year of success

Photo Gallery: Kitimaat Open Basketball 2024 will appear here on the public site.

It was another successful year as the Kitamaat Open basketball tournament enjoyed its 16th run over the April 26 to 28 weekend.

This event runs annually, and is co-hosted by Haisla Nation and the District of Kitimat.

In the Women’s Division, it was Shae’s Team versus Haisla in the finals, with Shae’s Team clinching the win. In third was the team Nations.

The Men’s Division saw Chiefs Red vs. Chiefs Black with Black...

Upcoming traffic changes at and near Haisla Bridge

Work on and near Haisla Bridge will result in the following upcoming traffic changes:

• Station Street in Service Centre will be closed to traffic from May 2 to May 12. Detours will be in effect.
• From Sunday, May 5 to Friday, May 31 expect some delays crossing Haisla Bridge between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., as well as single-lane alternating traffic from 7:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. daily

April 28, 2024 - National Day of Mourning Joint Statement

April 28 National Day of Mourning Joint Statement - District of Kitimat, IAFF 1304, and Unifor 2300 On April 28th, the National Day of Mourning, we honour the memory of workers who have lost their lives or have been injured as a result of work-related incidents. In 2023, 175 workers in British Columbia died from a workplace injury or disease. There were 82 fatalities due to traumatic injury and 93 fatalities due to occupational disease. This is a time where workers, families, employers and others...

Explaining the Notice of Court of Revision letter

Coming to mailboxes starting the week of April 22 is a letter of notice for the meeting of the Tax Review Panel.

The letter you have or will receive, on a blue-sheet of paper, will be headlined Notice of Court of Revision.

The purpose of the letter and the meeting of the tax review panel is to confirm that the name(s) we have on file for your property is correct for the District of Kitimat’s flat tax roll.

On the letter, if the information is not correct then please follow the directions to have...

2024 yard waste begins a week earlier

Yard waste pick-up is starting early this year.

The year's first yard waste collection will be Monday, April 29. This first collection day will be for those with a Tuesday or a Thursday waste collection day.

Also, yard waste will now continue an extra week, to November 18.

On your collection calendars, yard waste is marked with a leaf icon. A maple leaf means anyone with waste pick-up on Wednesdays and Fridays. A green leaf means anyone with a collection day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The 2024...