Bella Bella

• Barge off B.C. coast continues to take on water as First Nation says this is a warning

  The Canadian Coast Guard tells Global News that 'despite damage to the underside of the hull, the situation remains stable. There have been no reports of pollution.'

  Environment

  Nov 20, 2025
  
• Loaded freight barge taking on water near Bella Bella

  The Canadian Coast Guard says it received a report on Monday afternoon from the tug Malolo that the loaded freight barge they were towing was taking on water.

  Environment

  Nov 18, 2025
  
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• 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off B.C.’s central coast, no damage expected

  Earthquakes Canada said a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck early Sunday morning about 200 kilometres off the central coast of British Columbia.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2025
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• First Nations in Bella Bella call for removal of RCMP officer over social media posts

  Posts that have been since taken down show Robinson in costume paired with inappropriate remarks towards Jehovah's Witnesses and people of colour.

  Canada

  May 24, 2024
• Early fall heat wave shatters daily temperature records in 20 B.C. communities

  Environment Canada says a review of daily maximum temperatures shows records were set from the south and central coasts to the central Interior and northeastern sections of B.C.

  Weather

  Sep 27, 2022
• Indigenous Guardians are patrolling the front lines of climate change

  There are some 70 groups of Indigenous Guardians across Canada. Their formal network is only five years old, but the work they do goes back for hundreds of generations.

  Environment

  Nov 13, 2021
• Security footage released in case of B.C. Indigenous man, granddaughter handcuffed outside bank

  Max Johnson from Bella Bella, who had been a BMO customer since 2014, had taken his granddaughter to the downtown Vancouver branch on Dec. 20, 2019, to open an account for her.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2021
• Heiltsuk First Nation tells yachts, outsiders to stay away amid coronavirus lockdown

  Members of the remote community near Bella Bella have grown increasingly vocal after observing a number of yachts and other pleasure vessels pulling into the nearby harbour, violating a travel advisory that has been in place for nearly a month.

  Apr 4, 2020
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• ‘It’s a symbol of our strength’: Heiltsuk open first Big House in 120 years

  The last Big House in the First Nation's territory along the B.C. coast was destroyed, and the community has been planning and fundraising to build a new one for decades.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2019
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• RCMP take over search for missing person after boat capsizes near Bella Bella

  Five survivors were wearing lifejackets, a JRCC spokesperson confirmed, and managed to swim to a nearby island shore.

  Aug 23, 2019