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Prince Rupert police officer said Santa scoped out the city and Metlakatla earlier this month.

Lastly, the Prince Rupert officer and the detachment want to wish everyone a happy holiday. While many stories of Christmas feature Santa entering into houses through the chimney, Hemrich said children do not need to worry if their house does not have one. This is the 67th year NORAD has tracked Santa’s trip using its radar technology. Hemrich advised that in addition to leaving milk and cookies, which are very important to help Santa keep his energy up, it is nice to leave some fuel for the reindeer too like carrots or another healthy snack. While he has not made it to Prince Rupert yet, the local RCMP detachment confirmed that communities in the northwest are on his itinerary. They caught up with Santa earlier this month when he stopped by to scope out the region.