Election Results

PRINCE GEORGE- Despite long lineups at advance polls around the city, there was just a slight increase in the number of people who turned out to the polls this civic election."Some of the footage and the photos that were coming out was, wow, this is exciting. You could see there were lineups at the advanced polls,...

PRINCE GEORGE - The final results for city council are in. These are the final numbers for the municipal election. Five incumbents have been re-elected and there are three newcomers.Your new city council will have these candidates:SKAKUN, Brian (I): 9370 ElectedFRIZZELL, Garth(I): 6991 ElectedSAMPSON, Kyle(I): 6840 Ele...

PRINCE GEORGE - Simon Yu will be the new mayor of Prince George. He was elected with 6,092 votes. Terri McConnachie came in second with 4,152 votes. Roy Stewart came in third with 2,424 votes. Adam Hyatt came in fourth with 1,773 votes. Lisa Mitchell came in fifth with 553 votes. Christopher Wood came in sixth with 159...

PRINCE GEORGE - Preliminary results are out for city council. Eight candidates will be elected.Here are the top eight so far:(I) is for INCUMBENTSKAKUN, Brian (I): 2305FRIZZELL, Garth (I): 1769SAMPSON, Kyle (I),:1633RAMSAY, Cori (I): 1445SCOTT, Susan (I): 1373 POLILLO, Ron: 1336KLASSEN, Trudy: 1232BENNETT, Tim: 1229

PRINCE GEORGE - In preliminary results from advanced and mail-in votes, Simon Yu has an early lead in the mayoral race.Here are the preliminary results:Simon YU: 1180Terri MCONNACHIE: 1093Roy STEWART: 689Adam HYATT: 328Lisa MITCHELL: 143Christopher WOOD: 34

PRINCE GEORGE - CKPG-TV will be the place to be for election coverage tomorrow night (Oct.15). We'll have live television coverage from 8 p.m. till 10 p.m. with in-studio guests Chris Beach and Pat Bell.Both are no strangers to politics. Beach is a former mayor of Burns Lake and currently a political science instructor...

PRINCE GEORGE - With the municipal election set to take place in hours, on October 15 Prince George residents will cast their votes for mayor and city council, there is also another election taking place. Residents of Electoral Area A in the Regional District for Fraser-Fort George, will elect a new director. This will...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Lheidli T'enneh First Nation is pleased there's a couple of Indigenous candidates running in Saturday's elections though they won't be endorsing anyone. They don't for local, provincial, or federal elections, noting they have excellent working relationships with all local governments in its unceded ...

PRINCE GEORGE - A standing-room-only crowd of nearly 140 people filled the Omineca Arts Centre Tuesday night to listen to 23 candidates running for office this Saturday. Those running for a position at the city council table fielded scripted questions from the Community Health and Inclusion Coalition. The 23 candidates...

PRINCE GEORGE - The final all-candidates election forum happens tonight (Oct.11) at the Omineca Arts Centre at 369 Victoria Street. The focus tonight is on poverty, homelessness and the drug poisoning crisis and is being hosted by the PG Community Health & Inclusion Coalition. It starts at 6 p.m.The PG Community He...

PRINCE GEORGE - Residents of Prince George have two more opportunities to cast their ballots at advance polls this week.Advance polling will be available at the Bentley Centre at the University of Northern BC Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. And then the final advance poll will operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at t...

General local elections in B.C. are held every four years on the third Saturday in October. Here is a look at advanced and special voting locations in communities in the region for the upcoming election on October 15.District of Mackenzie:Friday, 14, 2022District Municipal Office, Mackenzie Blvd.8:00 am - 8:00 pmSpecia...

PRINCE GEORGE - Local businessman and former city employee Chris Stern is in the race for a city council seat in the 2022 municipal election.In a conversation with Stern, he notes while infrastructure will be top of mind if he is elected, that the top issue that Prince George is facing right now, is the situation downt...

PRINCE GEORGE - Advance polls open today for next week's municipal elections. Today and tomorrow you can vote at the Civic Centre from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance voting will also be held at UNBC next Tuesday in the Bentley Centre and next Wednesday in the atrium at CN CentreThe City says the registration of electors for ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Outside of his mixed martial arts business in downtown Prince George, Karm Manhas wants proposals on a number of issues, including crime, turned into concrete action. Manhas says that he brought up a number of proposals at a special city meeting four years and none of them were implemented or acted upon...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Majority of the candidates for the city council gathered in auditorium 7-212 at UNBC Saturday.In a similar style to the mayoral forum, candidates were asked questions like, How would you make downtown a more welcoming place? How would you make seniors more comfortable in our community, and how would ...

PRINCE GEORGE- Four of the six mayoral candidates were at UNBC Saturday night for a forum hosted by The Northern Labour Council.The moderator asked each candidate the same questions throughout the evening; downtown was a hot topic."The downtown has some serious problems, but much of the ability to deal with the pr...

PRINCE GEORGE - When it comes to anti-racism education, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity curriculums in schools, Cathy Fortin is the self proclaimed "big bad voice" speaking up to say, what she says, others wont."Regarding anti-racism in schools, and this... SOGI program... someone has to be th...

ckpgPRINCE GEORGE - Doug Jeffrey, newly minted yoga teacher, and the son of long-time Prince George civil servant Chester Jeffrey, is stepping up to continue the family legacy in municipal affairs. An avid practitioner of mindfulness, and a major advocate for inner-city green spaces, Mr. Jeffery is packing some big ide...

PRINCE GEORGE - Nour Salim is one of twenty who has thrown his hat into the ring for Councillor. He says Prince George has plenty of opportunity and he wants to be part of that future. He believes his world travels and work experience can bring different ideas to the table. "I believe I have a unique perspective t...

Prince George native, Paul Serup, is no stranger to the housing crisis gripping the downtown core."It's blight on the city... and it's not good for the homeless individually" -Paul SerupPaul Serup's city council campaign is focused on tackling widespread homelessness and rampant illicit drug use in the downto...

ckpgPrince George - Craig Brennan, a veteran school teacher and retired principal with 40 years experience as an educator, says the starting point for the new School District 57 Board, should be a district wide organizational audit. " I believe School District #57 needs real change, and these changes were identifi...

PRINCE GEORGE - Martin Taylor, a semi-retired professional, is taking a run at a trustee seat in School District 57.He moved back to Prince George a couple of years ago to spend more time with his grandchildren and says he's been "quite concerned with the issues of board governance with the school district and sen...

The City of Prince George municipal election is Saturday, October 15. Be informed, and learn more about the candidates running for Prince George City Council, with Candidate Questions: City Council, presented by the CKPG News. (Originally aired on CKPG-TV Friday September 23, 2022).

PRINCE GEORGE - Mike Rositano says he's just an average guy who wants to do what's best for kids and teachers. That's why he says he's running for a trustee position in School District 57. Rositano has coached sports for over 30 years in Prince George and says he'd like to see programs designed for kids specifically ba...

Get to know more about the candidates running for mayor of the City of Prince George. Watch as the CKPG News asks in-depth questions to each mayoral candidate, and find out where they stand on the issues that matter to you. (Originally aired on CKPG-TV Thursday September 22, 2022).

PRINCE GEORGE - There will be several chances to get to know the candidates prior to local elections scheduled for October 15.Your first opportunity will be tomorrow night, when CKPG-TV will air its "Meet The Candidates Special" at 7 p.m. CKPG interviewed all six mayoral candidates: Terri McConachie, Roy Stew...

PRINCE GEORGE - A candidate for school trustee says his goals if elected include "giving the students perspective" and "building confident leaders."Damon Robinson is a self described young candidate who works for CNC's Student Union and is also a current member of StrongerBC Young Leaders Council, a...