Author Archives: Greg Fry

Coralee Oakes joins Barkerville's board of directors
BARKERVILLE - Former Cariboo-North MLA Coralee Oakes has joined Barkerville's board of directors."Coralee brings a wealth of experience and a profound understanding of the diverse interests and needs ...
Dec 06, 2024

Miracle on Third takes place Friday
PRINCE GEORGE- This holiday season, all of us here at Pattison Media are proud to support The Association Advocating for Women and Community (AWAC) with the Miracle on Third. On December 6, we'll be b...
Dec 06, 2024

B.C. launches review of 911 services after complaints about costs, transparency
VICTORIA - British Columbia is launching a review of the province's 911 emergency service after complaints about escalating costs and lack of transparency. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg says in a ...
Dec 05, 2024

Environment Canada says most of Canada in for a warmer than normal winter
OTTAWA - Environment Canada says most of the country will see normal or above-normal temperatures this winter, but the later part of the season could be very different from the start. The federal agen...
Dec 04, 2024

In the news today: Canada mulling patrol changes at U.S. Border
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada mulling patrol changes at U.S. Border Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is con...
Dec 03, 2024

Warming trend to last a week to 10 days
PRINCE GEORGE - A warming trend is coming to our region following a weekend of heavy snow. Twenty to 30 centimetres of the white stuff fell which Environment and Climate Change Canada says will be fol...
Dec 02, 2024

Heavy rain and snow pummel parts of B.C. as winter storms bring more warnings
Stormy weather in British Columbia has dropped more than 200 millimetres of rain on parts of the central coast and more than 70 centimetres of snow near the Alaska Panhandle. Environment Canada says m...
Dec 02, 2024

U.S. Postal Service suspends accepting mail bound for Canada due to strike
TORONTO - The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended accepting mail headed to Canada due to the strike by Canada Post workers. It is asking customers to refrain from mailing items addressed to ...
Dec 02, 2024

Canada Post strike impacting fundraising efforts
PRINCE GEORGE - The Salvation Army's annual Kettle Bell campaign is underway, but early on the donations have been notably slower than usual. While the Canada Post strike certainly isn't the only reas...
Nov 29, 2024

In the news today: Liberals, NDP pass GST bill in House of Commons
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals, NDP pass GST bill in House of Commons The Liberals' GST holiday bill is one step closer to becoming ...
Nov 29, 2024