PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Greens have nominated Gwen Johansson as their candidate in Prince George-Valemount.Johansson was born and raised in McBride and has a Bachelor's degree in Education from UBC and a Master's from the University of Oregon.Her career took her to various communities in British Columbia before she fina...

VANDERHOOF - The Conservative Party of BC has unveiled a plan that it believes will save the forestry sector in British Columbia.Firstly, it says it will provide certainty for B.C.'s forest sector:The Party says it will continue to ensure that nearly two-thirds of BC's forested landscape will remain in its original for...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Greens have announced that James Steidle will carry the party's banner into the provincial election on October 19.Steidle will run in Prince George-Mackenzie where the other announced candidates to date are Kiel Giddens of the Conservative Party of BC, Shar McCrory of the NDP and independent cand...

NORTHERN B.C.- Douglas Gook is joining the Green Party as a candidate for Nechako Lakes. He will be battling BC Conservative leader John Rustad and NDP candidate Murphy Abraham in the October 19 election. Gook says that he was inspired by his adult children to be an activist for economic, social, and environmental just...

PRINCE GEORGE - It has been a controversial issue for some time. Mental health, addictions, safe supply, open drug use and decriminalization. And the Leader of the Conservative Party has come out with support for involuntary treatment, starting with children and youth. "The parents want to try to have their child ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Former Chief of the Lheidli T'enneh Clay Pountney has been announced the BC NDP candidate for the riding of Prince George-Valemount in the October provincial election. Pountney, a resident of Prince George for 30 years, was chief for one two-year term from 2019 to 2021. He says he wants to be a strong v...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will end the provincial carbon tax on consumers and shift the onus to ``big polluters'' if the federal government removes a legal requirement to keep the tax in place. Eby says B.C. residents are struggling with affordability, but a re-elected NDP gover...

QUESNEL - Long-time BC United MLA Coralee Oakes will run as an independent in Prince George-North Cariboo in the provincial election scheduled for October 19.First elected as MLA in 2013, she suddenly found herself without a party following Kevin Falcon's decision to fold BC United's campaign last month. BC United has ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Clay Pountney has been announced as the NDP's candidate in Prince George-Valemount.The other candidate in the riding is Rosalyn Bird of the Conservative Party of BC. Whoever wins on October 19 will take over from longtime MLA Shirley Bond, who has announced she won't be running for re-election.Pountney,...

PRINCE GEORGE- Murphy Abraham will carry the NDP banner in Nechako Lakes in this fall's election.The announcement was made to the social media platform XA former Chief for Lake Babine Nation, Abraham helped secure a $50 million funding agreement from the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations. Abraham previously spoke ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The first week of the 2024-25 school year is underway, meaning hallways and classrooms are once again packed with hundreds of students. With that in mind, several advocates are calling for more action to improve indoor air quality."Because of the airborne particulates, we're seeing more and more re...

PRINCE GEORGE - Kiel Giddens has been announced as the Conservative Party of B.C. candidate for the riding of Prince George-Mackenzie.In a news conference Wednesday morning, Giddens announced that he is the new candidate for the Conservative Party in Prince George-Mackenzie, replacing former candidate and SD57 trustee ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Conservative Party of BC candidate for Prince George-Mackenzie, Rachael Weber has been ousted by the party ahead of the October election.On Labour Day Monday, reports began to circulate that Rachael Weber was dropped by the Conservative Party of BC as their candidate for the riding of Prince George-Mack...

PRINCE GEORGE - It was an emotional Shirley Bond who addressed 100-plus faithful at the Coast Inn Tuesday, thanking everyone for their support over the years.Bond's career in public service stems back to 1996, serving on the school board. "And I literally was convinced to run for public office in a living room by ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Rachael Weber has confirmed she has been replaced as the Conservative Party of BC candidate in the Prince George-Mackenzie riding.She confirmed the news in a social media post Monday evening (Sept.2). In the post, she said she was "saddened" by it as she considers herself "a steadfast sup...

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern MLA and Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen has weighed in on the collapse of BC United this week. He admits he's never quite seen anything like it - adding it provides voters with a clear choice come this fall's election."I feel for my former colleagues, Shirley...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond has withdrawn from the upcoming provincial election campaign.In a statement released Thursday afternoon, she says the decision made by BC United Party Leader Kevin Falcon to suspend the party's election campaign "came as a complete surprise to me and I have ...

PRINCE GEORGE - "Shocked". The reaction of Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris to news that Kevin Falcon has suspended BC United's campaign and encouraged people to support the Conservative Party of BC. "I got up this morning like any other morning, carrying on my business and I went into a medical a...

PRINCE GEORGE - Two months out from the provincial election and things are heating up in the race of who will become B.C.'s next government. A website has popped up calling for the Leader of the Conservative Party of BC, John Rustad to be fired and BC United is continuing its offensive on Prince George-Mackenzie Conser...

PRINCE GEORGE - Shar McCrory has been announced as the NDP candidate in Prince George-Mackenzie. McCrory is currently a school trustee in School District 57 after being elected in a by-election last year. She currently works at Northern Health and says the riding needs someone who has their back - specifically taking a...

VICTORIA - Another BC United member has left the party to join the Conservative Party of BC just months before the provincial election.Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko says in a statement that she's joining the provincial Conservatives to ``rebuild the coalition that's needed to defeat the NDP.'' Her move comes after Lo...

PRINCE GEORGE - After a week full of discussion surrounding a potential merger between the Conservative Party of BC and BC United, one party leader says that a merger is just "not in the cards."John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of BC, says that a merger between his party and BC United is not going...