PRINCE GEORGE - Connor Feeney was the only player from Prince George to hear his name called in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. The Calgary Hitmen drafted him 91st overall in the 5th round. Feeney played this last season with the Cariboo Cougars U15AAA where he was named team captain. The defenceman recorded 17 points in...

PRINCE GEORGE - Yesterday the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft took place. The Prince George Cougars made ten total selections taking five forwards, four defensemen, and one goalie. Dade Wotherspoon was the first name the Prince George Cougars announced taking the Martensville, Saskatchewan product 21st Overall. Wotherspoon li...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Omineca Arts Centre's Artist in Residence for May Cherie Chai is bringing many cultures across the world and 39 different languages to Omineca. Her exhibit, titled "Same Same, but Different," features a wide variety of cultural items, and the walls are covered with common phrases and how t...

PRINCE GEORGE - According to the River Forecast Centre, streamflow across the province is near to below average for early May. Early snowmelt in low-and mid-elevation areas led to closer-to-normal flows, while areas with lower-than-normal streamflow have yet to see substantial runoff from higher-elevation snowmelt. In ...

Update: The City says they will be placing a temporary bridge over the damaged area this weekend. The road will be for single lane traffic use only and will be for local residents and emergency vehicle access. The City is asking everyone else to stay clear of the area. Road staff are making attempts to contact impacted...

PRINCE GEORGE - 400. That's the approximate number of how many jobs will be impacted by Canfor's announcement that they would be indefinitely curtailing one production line at Northwood Pulp Mill as well as the permanent closure of the Polar Sawmill and the suspension of planned reinvestment in Houston, B.C. The Presid...

PRINCE GEORGE-For the first time, a group of professional caregivers who care for people during their final days from northern British Columbia came together in the City. The group comprises nearly fifty individuals representing eleven hospice societies attending a conference featuring an international speaker. The con...

PRINCE GEORGE - The unemployment rate was 5.3 per cent in Prince George in April. Statistics Canada says that's down from 7.3 per cent in April of last year. The employment rate, or the number of working aged people employed, was 62.3 per cent in April, up from 58.9 per cent in April of last year.Provincially, B.C.'s u...

VICTORIA - "Disappointed." The reaction of BC Forests Minister Bruce Ralston to mass job losses at Canfor's Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake and at Northwood Pulp in Prince George. The cuts means the loss of 180 jobs at the Polar Sawmill and 220 at Northwood Pulp."We are disappointed by the business decision m...

PRINCE GEORGE- The UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball program is excited to announce a the commitment of Marcus Nickles from Salmon Arm. The 6'2" point guard earned Salmon Arm Golds MVP honours in the 2023/2024 season after averaging 28.1 point-per-game along with 4.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 steals. Nickles ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The hardest part about a season-ending is the goodbyes. The Prince George Cougars had three 20-year-old players play their final game in the Western Hockey League.Zac Funk was first acquired at last year's trade deadline. He led them in playoff points in his first season with the team. The next year he ...

PRINCE GEORGE - $382,652 was raised at this year's Spirit Day, making 2024 a record breaking year.2023's Spirit Day was the record breaker, with over $260,000 being raised in just 12 hours, going to fund various programs in the North, and none of it would have been possible without the support of the community.A $130,0...