Author Archives: Greg Fry

Provincial and federal governments pitch in to help B.C. farmers devastated by flooding
VICTORIA - Up to $228 million in federal-provincial government funds will be available to farmers who sustained extraordinary damages during November's devastating floods.The Canada-BC Flood Recovery ...
Feb 07, 2022

New B.C. Liberal caucus roles unveiled
The B.C. Liberals will keep Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond as the leader of the official opposition, at least until new party leader Kevin Falcon is able to win a seat in the B.C. Legislatur...
Feb 07, 2022

B.C. expected to have more than 1 million job openings in the next decade
VICTORIA - The latest labour market outlook for British Columbia shows nearly 80 per cent of job openings over the next decade will require some level of post-secondary education, reflecting the chang...
Feb 07, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern: 1...
Feb 07, 2022

Governments to announce recovery plan for B.C. agriculture industry after floods
VANCOUVER - A recovery package is expected to be announced today for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November. The B.C. and federal agriculture ministers were sch...
Feb 07, 2022

Trucker rally planned for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- Another "Freedom Rally" is taking place tomorrow (Saturday) in Prince George starting at the CN Centre. According to a press release from the Community of Concerned Citizens, many resid...
Feb 04, 2022

New manufactured homes in demand
PRINCE GEORGE - Since the pandemic started, we have repeatedly heard about Prince George's lack of home inventory stock. The availability of new manufactured homes has also become limited. However, th...
Feb 04, 2022

B.C. Liberal party in court as members cast votes for new leader
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a last-minute petition today asking it to delay the release of results for the new leader of the B.C. Liberal party. Seven candidates ...
Feb 04, 2022

Two parties leaderless
PRINCE GEORGE - Less than two years after winning the leadership race to head the Conservative Party of Canada, Erin O'Toole was ousted from the job. It plunges the party into its third leadership con...
Feb 03, 2022

B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial
VANCOUVER - A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations ...
Feb 03, 2022