Sarah Zimmerman hopes to make a run for Ellis Ross’s seat in the B.C. legislature A first-term City of Terrace councillor has become the first announced and approved candidate for the Skeena riding’s NDP nomination leading to this October’s provincial election. Sarah Zimmerman held an informal thank you event May 1 at the Sherwood Brewery event hall for supporters, family and friends. “My commitment is to win Skeena back,” Zimmerman told the audience. Now a communications advisor contractor, Zimmerman has held a staff position at Rio Tinto Alcan and was the communications executive...…Sarah Zimmerman hopes to make a run for Ellis Ross’s seat in the B.C. legislature A first-term City of Terrace councillor has become the first announced and approved candidate for the Skeena riding’s NDP nomination leading to this October’s provincial election. Sarah Zimmerman held an informal thank you event May 1 at the Sherwood Brewery event hall for supporters, family and friends. “My commitment is to win Skeena back,” Zimmerman told the audience. Now a communications advisor contractor, Zimmerman has held a staff position at Rio Tinto Alcan and was the communications executive...WW…

Sarah Zimmerman hopes to make a run for Ellis Ross’s seat in the B.C. legislature A first-term City of Terrace councillor has become the first announced and approved candidate for the Skeena riding’s NDP nomination leading to this October’s provincial election. Sarah Zimmerman held an informal thank you event May 1 at the Sherwood Brewery event hall for supporters, family and friends. “My commitment is to win Skeena back,” Zimmerman told the audience. Now a communications advisor contractor, Zimmerman has held a staff position at Rio Tinto Alcan and was the communications executive...…Sarah Zimmerman hopes to make a run for Ellis Ross’s seat in the B.C. legislature A first-term City of Terrace councillor has become the first announced and approved candidate for the Skeena riding’s NDP nomination leading to this October’s provincial election. Sarah Zimmerman held an informal thank you event May 1 at the Sherwood Brewery event hall for supporters, family and friends. “My commitment is to win Skeena back,” Zimmerman told the audience. Now a communications advisor contractor, Zimmerman has held a staff position at Rio Tinto Alcan and was the communications executive...WW…

Provincial wildfire officials are waiting to see if there’ll be enough firefighters available to increase the number they would like assigned to Houston this year. Houston normally has nine B.C. Wildfire Service firefighters based in the community over the fire season and officials this year wanted that increased to 13. But while the service has confirmed it’ll have nine firefighters back again, filling the remaining four positions remains very much in doubt. “We were unable to hire a third [initial attack] crew due to a lack of applicants for crew leader positions,” said Kaitlyn...… Provincial wildfire officials are waiting to see if there’ll be enough firefighters available to increase the number they would like assigned to Houston this year. Houston normally has nine B.C. Wildfire Service firefighters based in the community over the fire season and officials this year wanted that increased to 13. But while the service has confirmed it’ll have nine firefighters back again, filling the remaining four positions remains very much in doubt. “We were unable to hire a third [initial attack] crew due to a lack of applicants for crew leader positions,” said Kaitlyn...WW…