Author Archives: Greg Fry
George Thorogood & The Destroyers coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - George Thorogood & the Destroyers will return to CN Centre on Sunday, April 30, 2023.It's their first show in Prince George in seven years, and the band's only date north of Pentic...
Nov 21, 2022
B.C. Premier David Eby to lay out plans to tackle housing affordability crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is expected to announce his government's plans to take on the housing affordability crisis today. It's one of the issues Eby said he planned to tackle jus...
Nov 21, 2022
B.C. scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood
VANCOUVER - Styrofoam can take 500 years to decompose as it bloats landfills around the world, but new packing material called biofoam made of forestry waste can decompose in a matter of weeks, say sc...
Nov 21, 2022
Banquet halls and police ready for Christmas rush
PRINCE GEORGE - The holiday party season has begun after being delayed by the pandemic for the past couple of years. In anticipation, many large banquet venues have been booked for months. As a result...
Nov 18, 2022
British Columbians to receive cost of living credits
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has a new premier and he's giving residents a $100 cost-of-living credit on their electricity bills as his first act. David Eby, who was sworn in at a ceremony today at th...
Nov 18, 2022
Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley of B.C.
AGASSIZ, B.C. - An out-of-season wildfire has put residents of a rural area on the edge of Agassiz, B.C., under evacuation alert. The District of Kent has declared a state of local emergency and says ...
Nov 18, 2022
Impaired driver arrested after running red light in front of police
PRINCE GEORGE - A man was arrested for impaired driving after running a red light in front of police this week. RCMP say it happened at approximately 1 a.m. Wednesday morning at the intersection of 17...
Nov 18, 2022
RCMP seize drugs, weapons after raids in Riske Creek and Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Mounties in the Cariboo are showing off the fruits of a pair of October raids.In a news release, Williams Lake RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Brett Squire says the Cariboo Crime Reductio...
Nov 18, 2022
David Eby to become B.C.'s new premier in Vancouver ceremony, replacing John Horgan
VANCOUVER - David Eby will take the oath of office to become British Columbia's 37th premier during a ceremony on the traditional territory of the Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver. Eby replaces New ...
Nov 18, 2022
PG Fire Rescue responds to structure fire on Irwin Street
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue is on the scene of a structure fire on the 1400 block of Irwin Street.The fire broke out at around 4 p.m. and is occurring at the same location of a fire just...
Nov 17, 2022