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Prince George Fire Centre receives $1.2 million grant for wildfire risk reduction
PRINCE GEORGE--The B.C. government has provided more than $1.2 million in grants to 13 local governments and First Nations in the Prince George Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiativ...
Jun 30, 2021
Local rugby coach gets handpicked to coach at elite level development camp
PRINCE GEORGE - Jeremy Cundy, Head Coach of the Prince George Youth Rugby Association was selected to help coach at a high level development camp down in Kelowna, for rugby players from all across the...
Jun 30, 2021
Nanaimo area sees slight dip in fatal overdoses as B.C.'s longest crisis continues
NANAIMO - The trend of fatal overdoses in Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island dipped slightly in May. Data from the BC Coroners Service published on Tuesday, June 29 showed four people lost their liv...
Jun 30, 2021
Donations abound for heat-strapped schools and care homes
NANAIMO - Many essential workers stuck inside were given a reprieve from the heat thanks to donations of cold drinks and fans. Teachers and students at Bayview Elementary were sweltering in the heat b...
Jun 30, 2021
'Homing pigeons that can't find their home' block I-95 exit
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An exit off Interstate 95 in Florida had to be closed for three hours after 100 homing pigeons fell off a truck and refused to move, posing a driving hazard to motorists, of...
Jun 30, 2021
Island Health sees only 1 new COVID-19 case
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases discovered in Island Health slowed drastically.Only one new cases was confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, June 30. It was in the southern Island area, w...
Jun 30, 2021
'More Than Sex' aims to help GBT2Q men in the North
PRINCE GEORGE--It's called "More Than Sex". A province-wide initiative created by an organization to help men who are part of the GBT2Q community. ."It really takes a holistic and inclusive lens to th...
Jun 30, 2021
77.1% of those 12 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.
VICTORIA - The vaccination rate against COVID-19 continues to go up in British Columbia.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say that 78.4 per cent of all adults i...
Jun 30, 2021
Ware, Abel, Fofana claim three-metre Olympic berths at Canadian diving trials
TORONTO - Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the women's three-metre competition at the Tokyo Olympics while Cdric Fofana qualified in the men's three-metre event Wednesday at the Canadian Ol...
Jun 30, 2021
City plans phased re-opening
PRINCE GEORGE - With the blessing of Council, City Staff have set out a schedule to have civic facilities open for public use. Beginning tomorrow, more services, such as the sauna, will be open at the...
Jun 30, 2021