Author Archives: Greg Fry
Pine Ridge Modular aims to bring affordable housing to northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Pine Ridge Modular held its sneak-peek grand-opening today.Located at 2737 Redfield Place, the company says its revolutionizing the construction industry with its sustainable and cost-...
Jun 09, 2023
Eyes on the weather as fierce wildfire rages, forces evacuations in northeastern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Showers on Saturday could sprinkle an aggressive wildfire that has forced more than two-thousand people from their homes in northeastern British Columbia, but forecasters say thunderstorms...
Jun 09, 2023
Retail and wholesale job losses push PG's unemployment rate up once again
PRINCE GEORGE- Another uptick in the unemployment numbers for Prince George last month, climbing to 7.9 percent from 7.3 percent in April, and 3.9 percent in May of 2022. We saw roughly 5,000 fewer pe...
Jun 09, 2023
Working smoke alarm in just 45% of 2022 home fires in B.C.: report
VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's fire commissioner says there were 86 deaths due to fires in the province last year, a toll that has tripled in three years. The report says there were more ...
Jun 08, 2023
Logging truck loses its load on Northwood Pulp Road
PRINCE GEORGE - There were no reported injuries in a logging truck accident Thursday morning.RCMP say the call came in at 6:48 a.m. regarding a logging truck that lost its load on Northwood Pulp Road ...
Jun 08, 2023
In The News for June 8 : Wildfires leave most of Canada under smoky haze
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 08, 2023
Nechako Karate Club's pride: eight athletes set to showcase skills in national competition
PRINCE GEORGE - Karate athletes from Prince George are getting ready to make their mark at the Canadian Karate Competition, as they proudly represent British Columbia. The atmosphere is electric at th...
Jun 07, 2023
Font gives fresh look to B.C. Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation
VANCOUVER - A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words that it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says. Vanessa Campbell, a Musq...
Jun 07, 2023
Advance poll for SD57 by-election Wednesday
PRINCE GEORGE - Don't forget to bring two pieces of ID if you plan on casting a ballot Wednesday in the first advance poll for this month's School District 57 by-election. At least one piece of ID mus...
Jun 06, 2023
RCMP arrest two repeat offenders after reports of stolen vehicle on Chief Lake Road
PRINCE GEORGE - Two people are in police custody awaiting their next court appearances after reports of a stolen vehicle over the weekend.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says on June 3, just b...
Jun 06, 2023