Prince George

Dr. Geoff Payne's term extended

PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia Board of Governors extended the term of Interim President Geoff Payne by two years. The Board, whose members voted unanimously in support of...

Oct 01, 2020

Bylaws Officers and CO's plan to join forces.

. PRINCE GEORGE - 45 bears have been killed in Prince George this year because they posed a threat to public safety. The city of Prince George and the Conservation Officer Service are joining forces t...

Oct 01, 2020

Tractor-trailer loses back axles, traffic delayed

. PRINCE GEORGE-UPDATE (5:33 p.m., Oct.1): PG RCMP say in a tweet that the intersection is all clear.Traffic incident at Hwy 16 & Ferry Ave is now clear. Thanks to all the drivers for their patien...

Oct 01, 2020

Seniors ride for free

PRINCE GEORGE-Today (Oct. 1) there's a little extra love going out to Prince George seniors.BC Transit is letting all seniors ride for free on their services throughout the City of Prince George to ce...

Oct 01, 2020

Northern Interior Autism Society dedicates October to Awareness Walk

PRINCE GEORGE - The 9th Annual Autism Awareness Walk was supposed to take place in April of this year, but COVID-19 canceled the event. Now, it is being revived in a surprising way.A local Prince Geor...

Oct 01, 2020

App to establish newcomers to Northern B.C. now offers information in seven languages

PRINCE GEORGE-A Vancouver-based non-profit is helping newcomers to British Columbia continue to establish themselves in the country despite the pandemic.PeaceGeeks has expanded their free mobile appli...

Oct 01, 2020

Prescribed burn north of Blue River

PRINCE GEORGE-Smoke may be visible today (Oct 1) as the BC Wildfire Service and BC Timber Sales staff conduct a prescribed burn 20 kms north of Blue River on the west side of Hwy.5.The burn will cover...

Oct 01, 2020

"We are going to have some difficult conversations": Bennett on SD 57 finances

PRINCE GEORGE - Numbers were the hot topic at the first board meeting of the year for School District 57 Wednesday night. Following last week's announcement of an expected $2.3 million shortfall in fu...

Sep 30, 2020

Local woman living with Alopecia embraces her condition, hoping to empower others

PRINCE GEORGE - At the age of 15, Melissa Styles was diagnosed with Alopecia, an auto-immune disorder that attacks one's hair follicles to the point that they begin to lose both the hair on their head...

Sep 30, 2020

LEAP Conference underway

PRINCE GEORGE - While the inaugural LEAP Conference was initially planned as an in-person event, COVID came along and changed that. But the show must go on and the conference is underway virtually thi...

Sep 30, 2020