Author Archives: Greg Fry

Annual Miracle on Third raises record amount
PRINCE GEORGE - Pattison Media's annual Miracle on Third, held on December 6, raised a record breaking $20,000 in cash and $10,000 in physical donations. This year's beneficiary was the Association Ad...
Dec 12, 2024

Quesnel RCMP raises over four grand in Stuff a Cruiser fundraiser
CARIBOO-On December 7 and 8, Mounties in Quesnel hosted their fifth annual Stuff a Cruiser Campaign. Officers and volunteers accepted donations of non-perishable food, clothing, toys, pet food and cas...
Dec 12, 2024

In the news today: Complaint over Canada Post layoffs resolved
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Settlement reached in complaint over Canada Post layoffs as strike hits four weeks The union representing Cana...
Dec 12, 2024

Canada's world junior returnees battling for jobs: 'No freebies'
OTTAWA - Brayden Yager had a visitor this fall. Hockey Canada player development coach Scott Walker was in town. And after the country's stunning fifth-place finish at the previous year's world junior...
Dec 11, 2024

BC Transit to reduce services during the holidays
PRINCE GEORGE- BC Transit and the City of Prince George will be changing their services as the winter school breaks begin. The following routes will be out of service from December 22, 2024 - January ...
Dec 11, 2024

CNC is enlisting four-legged therapists to help with school stress
PRINCE GEORGE- The stress of school life can be hard to overcome but thanks to the help of one local hero, the students at CNC can get a small respite. His name is Sam the therapy dog and he visits CN...
Dec 10, 2024

Integris Credit Union to open McBride branch in February
MCBRIDE - It's the news McBride residents have been waiting for.Integris Credit Union has announced that it will open its new branch in McBride in early February, 2025.It will be located at 210 Main S...
Dec 10, 2024

CUPW friends and family rally over the noon hour
PRINCE GEORGE - "Power of the people power!" That was the mantra at Station "B" on 15th Avenue over the lunch hour Tuesday. It was a boisterous crowd of postal workers, their friends and family, and t...
Dec 10, 2024

BC Hydro releases cause of daytime outage in the bowl
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro attributes a power outage in the bowl Friday (Dec.6) to a failed cross arm. The outage started at 12:40 p.m. and lasted until approximately 2 p.m. The outage stretched from 15...
Dec 06, 2024

Dozens of dogs and puppies rescued from 'irresponsible breeder' in Quesnel
QUESNEL - The BC SPCA recently rescued 59 dogs and 14 birds from an irresponsible breeder in Quesnel.The SPCA says the dogs included 12 chihuahuas, four French bulldogs and 43 Cane Corsos. Eighteen of...
Dec 06, 2024