(Image Credit: City of Prince George)

By Victor Kaisar

Parking Impacts

City warns of possible downtown parking impacts due to upcoming BC Natural Resources Forum

Jan 18, 2026 | 3:00 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Downtown parking may be a bit of a premium next week when the City of Prince George hosts the BC Natural Resources Forum at the Conference and Civic Centre.

The conference is set to run from Tuesday to Friday, Jan. 20 to 23, and the City of Prince George says there are still plenty of on and off-street options within a 400-metre radius of the Canfor Leisure Pool. That distance is roughly the distance from the CN Centre to the end of the parking lot at the intersection of 18th Ave. and Ospika Boulevard.

(Image Credit: City of Prince George)

People have been redirected to the Canfor Leisure Pool because of the ongoing closure of the Prince George Aquatic Centre.

The City is asking people to be aware of the downtown parking regulations as follows: 

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• Free parking in the Civic Plaza lot is available for patrons of the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre, Two Rivers Gallery, and the Canfor Leisure Pool, Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Scan the QR code in each facility to register their license plate and qualify for free parking. 
• Overflow parking for pool users is available at the old Fire Hall #1 site, next to City Hall, during the event.
• Free on-street parking downtown is available for up to three hours except in designated no parking zones.
• Off-street parking can be purchased in parkades or surface parking lots for $1.50 per hour. Full-day parking passes are available for $8. 
• Parking is free on weekends, statutory holidays, and on weekdays after 5 p.m. in all City lots and timed zones.

Drivers can also find accessible stalls, parkades, and surface lots downtown on the city’s online parking map here.

A schedule of events for the BC Natural Resources Forum can be found here.