Author Archives: Greg Fry
COVID-19 outbreaks declared over at UHNBC
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health says the COVID-19 outbreaks at the University Hospital of Northern BC have ended. The outbreak in the Primary Care Medical Unit was declared on September 24 with 20 pat...
Nov 10, 2021
Fire breaks out at West Fraser - WestPine MDF log yard
Geordie McGregorQuesnel - Several tips have come in, regarding a fire in the log yard, at the West Fraser WestPine MDF. No structures are threatened. One viewer sent in a video, where you can see flam...
Nov 09, 2021
RCMP locate truck involved in fatal pedestrian collision
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties have located the vehicle they were looking for in relation to a fatal pedestrian collision last week.It occurred on November 2 on 1st Avenue and Quebec Street. A man die...
Nov 09, 2021
User-pay system planned for maintenance of Shelley Lagoon
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George City Council has approved a strategy to ensure adequate funding for maintenance costs associated with the Shelley Lagoon. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Fees...
Nov 09, 2021
NDP calls for patent waiver to make and ship COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia. The Bo...
Nov 09, 2021
CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada
OTTAWA - The chief climate officer for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the federal agency has "lots underway" to encourage the construction of more sustainable housing. Steven Mennill says a fi...
Nov 09, 2021
Zimmer appointed to Conservative Party's shadow cabinet
OTTAWA - Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies Conservative MP Bob Zimmer has been appointed his party's shadow minister for Northern Affairs and Arctic Sovereignty. He says he's honoured to serv...
Nov 09, 2021
Over 1,500 toxic illicit drug deaths in B.C. in first nine months of 2021: coroner
VICTORIA - The latest numbers from British Columbia's coroner show suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths set new records in August and September, pushing total overdose deaths to another record for t...
Nov 09, 2021
O'Toole reveals his shadow cabinet, former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis not included
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is restoring popular MP Pierre Poilievre to his role as the party's finance critic today as he releases his new list of critics for the next Parliament. But O...
Nov 09, 2021
NDP remember sacrifices, injustices endured by Indigenous veterans
OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh led his caucus in marking the sacrifices of Indigenous veterans this morning, as well as the discrimination they faced after returning from war. Singh and his...
Nov 08, 2021