Editorials

Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer

  • Mar 15, 2023
Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer

Nativity scene atop Terrace city hall last holiday season. (File photo/Terrace Standard)

EDITORIAL: Better reasons needed for nativity scene ban

It’s time for mayor and council to live up to the responsibility they were elected for

  • Dec 13, 2022
Christine was born in 1939 in Holland just as WWII began. (Submitted Photo)

Senior’s Corner: Christine Eide’s story

When Christine was 6 her mom was raising rabbits to provide food for their family

  • Dec 6, 2022
Christine was born in 1939 in Holland just as WWII began. (Submitted Photo)
Old Skeena Bridge then and now. (Heritage Museum/Submitted photo)

Old Skeena Bridge: A staple of Terrace scenery

The Old Skeena Bridge still serves as a powerful symbol of the region’s strength and resilience

  • Sep 13, 2022
Old Skeena Bridge then and now. (Heritage Museum/Submitted photo)
The completed roundabout in Terrace at the junction of Hwy 16 and Hwy 37 on July 20, 2020. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

EDITORIAL: How to use a roundabout

When used correctly roundabouts can reduce backups during heavy traffic

The completed roundabout in Terrace at the junction of Hwy 16 and Hwy 37 on July 20, 2020. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
Jean Hamer at her home. (Photo by Diana Penner)

Senior’s Corner: A match made in heaven?

A match made in heaven? For sure … if you live on an acreage and enjoy cows, chickens and sheep

  • Aug 24, 2022
Jean Hamer at her home. (Photo by Diana Penner)
Kelsey Wiebe's children, George and Janie at the day care last week. (Submitted photo)

Some lucky Terrace parents have won the child care lottery.

By Kelsey Wiebe PACES Child Care Society, which operates child care centres…

  • Apr 7, 2022
Kelsey Wiebe's children, George and Janie at the day care last week. (Submitted photo)
This week's editorial.

EDITORIAL: A resolution

What if we all resolved to do one little thing to make our community a better place?

  • Jan 1, 2022
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EDITORIAL: Merry Christmas

The argument about seasonal greetings is tired, old and irrelevant

  • Dec 24, 2021
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A large inflatable Santa watches over students and passing cars on Straume Ave. across the street from Caledonia Secondary School in Terrace. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

EDITORIAL: Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the New…

A large inflatable Santa watches over students and passing cars on Straume Ave. across the street from Caledonia Secondary School in Terrace. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
B.C. Emergency Health Services members are often the first medical professionals many people see when they’re having the worst day of their lives. (File: Black Press Media)

EDITORIAL: Action welcome on ambulance service

What matters will be accountability over the long term to end burnout among paramedics in B.C.

  • Aug 21, 2021
B.C. Emergency Health Services members are often the first medical professionals many people see when they’re having the worst day of their lives. (File: Black Press Media)
Smithers Interior News Editorial

Not just a thank you

Nurses deal with a lot, and much more over the past year, they deserve our support

  • May 13, 2021
Smithers Interior News Editorial
Facing changes together: your community, your journalists

Facing changes together: your community, your journalists

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in ways that would have…

  • May 14, 2020
Facing changes together: your community, your journalists

This is no time for complacency

This novel-coronavirus pandemic is dramatically changing the lives of British Columbians, more…

The roundabout at Hwy 16 and Hwy 37 opened to traffic in late November. (Natalia Balcerzak/Terrace Standard)

EDITORIAL: Nervous about the roundabout? I was too

The new roundabout at Hwy 16/Hwy 37 seems to be spinning everybody…

The roundabout at Hwy 16 and Hwy 37 opened to traffic in late November. (Natalia Balcerzak/Terrace Standard)
What Macleans didn’t capture in their annual rankings — our community’s dedication to helping out those in need, turning what would otherwise be a tragic event into something positive. (City of Terrace Facebook photo)

EDITORIAL: The good far outweighs the bad

Looking at Terrace’s Crime Severity Index ranking in the Macleans magazine ‘Most…

What Macleans didn’t capture in their annual rankings — our community’s dedication to helping out those in need, turning what would otherwise be a tragic event into something positive. (City of Terrace Facebook photo)
The Skeena Diversity Society office on Lazelle Avenue was transformed Oct. 26 for a Diwali-themed version of their weekly International Cooking Night dinners. (Contributed photo)

EDITORIAL: Strength in diversity

Identity and diverse culture of Terrace residents is worth celebrating

The Skeena Diversity Society office on Lazelle Avenue was transformed Oct. 26 for a Diwali-themed version of their weekly International Cooking Night dinners. (Contributed photo)
When did you last sit and read a newspaper? National Newspaper Week is Oct. 1-7. (Wiki Commons)

EDITORIAL: Is researched, reasoned journalism the next endangered species?

#Newspapersmatter now more than ever: “In print that privacy is yours to keep”

  • Oct 8, 2019
When did you last sit and read a newspaper? National Newspaper Week is Oct. 1-7. (Wiki Commons)
Terrace Standard editor Quinn Bender signs off after two years with the publication. (Contributed photo)

COLUMN: Farewell Terrace

Terrace Standard editor Quinn Bender signs off after two years

  • Sep 27, 2019
Terrace Standard editor Quinn Bender signs off after two years with the publication. (Contributed photo)
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