Prince George

Kodiaks Volleyball
Kodiaks Volleyball seeks to repeat as provincial champs
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Kodiaks Red U16 Girls Volleyball team is looking to repeat as provincial champions, as the team is currently battling some of the province's best teams in Abbotsford. While there are 75 girls teams, the Kodiaks are in Division 1 where they are competing against 16 other teams. While th...
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LOCAL ARCHERY
Local archer off to El Salvador to compete in the Youth and Masters Pan American Championships
PRINCE GEORGE - Seth Johnson wasn't always into Archery.He actually grew up doing motocross sports. It wasn't until his dad suggested the sport that Seth really got into it.Off the bat, he was a natural. His dad being a former archer himself saw the talent in his son. And with days of training at the outdoor range and ...
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National Red Dress Day
PGSO dedicates season's final performance to victims of Highway of Tears
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Symphony Orchestra's (PGSO) final performance of the 2023-34 season is coming up on May 5, which is also National Red Dress Day. To honour the day and everything it represents, the PGSO is dedicating its performance to the victims of the Highway of Tears."For the Prince George Sym...
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The Force visits the hospital
PRINCE GEORGE - In a galaxy far, far away, Captain Rex the clone trooper, a Jedi and Imperial Officer and a Jawa descended on a little-known place known as Nicholas' room at the University Hospital of Northern BC. A day before May the 4th. "Mostly just seeing all the characters is really cool and stuff." Of c...
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Prince George

Cops for Cancer launches 23rd Tour de North
PRINCE GEORGE - Cyclists from around the region - even from Vancouver Island - converged on Quinson Elementary School where the students were decked out with signs and yellow pom-poms to welcome the Tour de North. And the Tour de North has an interesting history. "It all started with a law enforcement officer from...
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Is this your firearm?
RCMP seeks owner of lost gun and ammo
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP is looking for the owner of a gun that was recovered recently.Mounties found the firearm near Highway 97 North and Noranda Road East on Tuesday, April 9. The firearm was located on the side of the road in a camouflage fabric case with a small quantity of assorted ammunition."Poli...
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Emergency alert test
BC emergency alert test coming May 8
All compatible cellphones, including radio and television broadcasts in B.C. will receive emergency alert test message at 10:55 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. B.C. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness says the test will assess the system's readiness ahead of an actual emergency and find if any adjustments are ne...
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Rick Kelly bids farewell to 101.3 The River
PRINCE GEORGE - After 34 years in the broadcast industry, a familiar voice on the radio in Prince George is signing off for the final time today. Rick Kelly is retiring from 101.3 The River and Adam Berls had the chance to chat with Rick before his final show.Have a look.-X: @AdamBerlsEmail: Adam.Berls@pattisonmedia.co...
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PG Fire Rescue
Fire Rescue respond to fire near Carrie Jane Gray Park
PRINCE GEORGE-Update: Officers from two halls responded to the blaze.Earlier: Smoke filled the skies of downtown Prince George as a brush fire started in the walking trails behind Carrie Jane Gray Park Thursday (May 2). Witnesses report that the fire started just before 6 p.m. Firefighters responded and quickly doused ...
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Update
UPDATE: Wanted Prince George man arrested by RCMP in Port Alberni
UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP advise Delorme was located and arrested in Port Alberni.EARLIER - NANAIMO - A northern B.C. man wanted on multiple domestic violence-related charges is believed to be on the mid-Island.Jayson Lee Delorme, 41, is thought to be travelling in the Nanaimo, Port Alberni or Duncan area of Vancouver Isla...
May 02, 2024
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Autism podcast
Prince George local receives large grant to produce podcast on women and autism
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George local Audrey McKinnon spent 36 years of her life without knowing if she was neurodivergent, or what neurodivergencies she may have. It wasn't until just a year and a half ago where she received an official diagnosis of ADHD and autism, but she's hardly alone in being left undiagnosed or mi...
May 02, 2024
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spirit day
Spirit Day takes place Thursday, May 9
PRINCE GEORGE - The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation is celebrating 8 years this year and every year Spirit Day takes over the radio with a 12 hour broadcast dedicated to the healthcare journey of Northern BC. All of the funds raised on Spirit Day stay in Northern BC.2023's Spirit Day was a record breaker, wit...
May 02, 2024
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Dueling Piano Kings
Dueling Piano Kings are "Bach" in town
PRINCE GEORGE - On October 19 in the CN Centre, there will be a music, food and drink festival called "Pilsner! Pretzels! Pianos!" featuring the Dueling Piano Kings. Glen Mikkelsen, the manager of entertainment at the CN Centre, says the festival will include various craft breweries and cidery wineries."...
May 02, 2024
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Extreme weather impacting Northern BC waterways
PRINCE GEORGE - From spiking temperatures during a heat dome in the summer, to a massive deluge from two atmospheric rivers in the fall, 2021 was a wild year for weather in the Pacific Northwest. In a new paper, a team of researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia examine the impact of these severe ev...
May 02, 2024
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Crime
Man arrested in Dawson Creek on 24 fraud charges
BRITISH COLUMBIA- On Wednesday (May 1) the Dawson Creek RCMP arrested 39-year-old Allan Philips on two dozens outstanding Alberta warrants.Philips has charges four of fraud over $5000, seven charges of fraud under $5000, eleven charges of credit fraud, one count of false pretense and one count of failing to comply with...
May 02, 2024
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Groceries
Buy-Low Foods set to open mid June
PRINCE GEORGE- Buy-Low Foods have announced that the new store located at Parkwood Mall will open June 14.The new Pattison Food Group retail store will open on the former site of the Save-on Foods after it moved to Pine Centre Mall last September. Pattison Food Group says Buy-Low Foods will provide "small-town per...
May 02, 2024
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MVI
Police wrap up investigation of MVI involving young boy
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP have concluded its investigation into a motor vehicle incident involving a young boy on the Hart on Tuesday (April 30).The accident occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. on the 3600-block of Winslow Drive."The young boy was struck as he crossed the road after exiting a City bus, which...
May 02, 2024
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Crime
Mounties search for man wanted on break and enter charges
PRINCE GEORGE- Local mounties are asking the public to aid in their search for 36-year-old Kenneth Tyron Thomas George Wiese.Kenneth is wanted on one endorsed warrant and one endorsed warrant for the following:Break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offense x2Possession of break and enter tools x2Possession...
May 02, 2024
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Traffic Enforcement
Police focus on slowing those with a lead foot in new ICBC campaign
PRINCE GEORGE-With the weather warming, more people are choosing to walk, bike, or ride instead of driving. Due to this ICBC and police are kicking off an education and enforcement campaign to encourage drivers to maintain a safe travel speed in order to prevent crashes.On average, 14 people are killed and 259 are inju...
May 02, 2024
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Plastics pollution
Single use plastics ban, a good start but doesn't go far enough says REAPS
Prince George - Single-use plastics prohibition regulations came into effect in December 2023 in Prince George. And less than six months later, Terri McClymont, the executive diretor of the Recycling & Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) says limiting the use of the plastics is not enough to protect our e...
May 02, 2024
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Prince George airport
Prince George airport disputes unfavourable ranking
PRINCE GEORGE - A recent report by Casinoshunter stating Prince George has the fourth worst airport in the country has been met with criticism and scrutiny by several community members and organizations in Prince George."We were surprised and disappointed at the traction this story got in local and then national m...
May 01, 2024
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Prince George in good shape with planners
PRINCE GEORGE - According to Business in Vancouver, a lack of municipal planners is hampering progress on the development front. The City of Prince George has seen, in recent years, an explosion of not only development permits but the value of those permits. And the City has a full complement of planners. As far as we ...
May 01, 2024
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Mixed response to Premier's announcement
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a shocking about-face by the Province last week, with the Premier announcing significant changes to its position on open use of illicit drugs. And it's getting a mixed response. "I think it's definitely a step in the right direction," says Superintendent Shaun Wright with the Prince Geo...
May 01, 2024
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Crime
Suspect arrested following Pine Centre Mall robbery
PRINCE GEORGE- Update: RCMP say the incident was reported to them at 2:54 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says a 38-year-old man, who is not a Prince George resident, threatened multiple people with a weapon at a retail location in the mall.She says within six minutes of the report, the suspect was arrest...
May 01, 2024
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Missing Person
RCMP on the lookout for Nathan Leonard Wuori
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George RCMP are asking for the publics help in searching for missing Nathan Leonard Wuori. Wuori was last seen at his home on April 20, 2024.Police describe Wuori as being a 50-year-old man, 5'11", weighing 188 lbs and has long brown hair and beard. They suspect he is wearing all black cl...
May 01, 2024
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Enviromental Sciences
New research out of UNBC shows the impact of extreme weather on B.C.'s waterways
PRINCE GEORGE- From heat domes in the summer to catastrophic downpours in the fall, 2021 was a wild year for weather in the Pacific Northwest. A new paper by the University of Northern British Columbia examined the impacts of these severe weather events on lakes, rivers, and creeks and the aquatic species that live in ...
May 01, 2024
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SD57
New child care centre to replace former Austin Road Elementary
PRINCE GEORGE- The Board of Education of SD57 announced this Wednesday that the former Austin Road Elementary School will soon be demolished. The demolition awarded to Napp Enterprises Ltd. will pave the way for a new child care centre. The child care centre is one of three coming to SD57 as part of a $13.45 million Ch...
May 01, 2024
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SD57 facing $2 million deficit
PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 is in the midst of budget discussions and they are having to address a structural deficit of 2 million dollars.Potential reductions put forward in the 2024-2025 draft budget include a reduction in school adminstration positions and a reduction to school budget allocations by 30 dollar...
May 01, 2024
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