Category Archives: Prince George

Severe thunderstorm watch for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- UPDATE: Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm watch for Prince George.EARLIER: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Prince George by Environment Canada.Environ...
Aug 18, 2020

Community in mourning: UNBC Chancellor, Joseph Gosnell dies
PRINCE GEORGE-University of Northern British Columbia's seventh Chancellor, Joseph Gosnell, Sr. has died.A release by the northern university says that the UNBC "community is mourning." Gosnell died i...
Aug 18, 2020

BC Transit to distribute masks in preparation of mandatory masks starting Aug.24
PRINCE GEORGE-BC Transit and the City of Prince George will be handing out masks to the public in the lead up to making masks mandatory aboard transit systems across B.C.On August 20 and 24, both the ...
Aug 18, 2020

Crosswalk Strategy discussed
PRINCE GEORGE - Council received a report from Administration on the number of crosswalks that will see attention after more than two hundred went under the microscope. Of the 202 that were evaluated,...
Aug 17, 2020

Recent award nominations shining spotlight on growing Northern BC film industry
PRINCE GEORGE - The Doctor's Case produced by local film company Barker Street Cinema has gone international with nominations for awards in the UK.The Doctor's Case produced by local filmmaker Norm Co...
Aug 17, 2020

Council launches budget talks
PRINCE GEORGE - The Finance and Audit Committee met for what could be considered the first of many meetings around the budget for 2021. The City is losing about a million dollars a month and that's wh...
Aug 17, 2020

Middle and secondary students required to wear masks when physical distancing not possible
VICTORIA-Masks will be required for school staff, middle and secondary students, whenever physical distancing cannot be maintained.This is the latest from the Ministry of Education under updated healt...
Aug 17, 2020

Conservatives set to elect new party leader
PRINCE GEORGE - Conservative Party of Canada members will decide their next leader this week. Mail-in ballots are due Friday with the winner expected to be announced on Sunday. Prince George-Peace Riv...
Aug 17, 2020
Champ arrives...well, his replica
PRINCE GEORGE-Champ has arrived!-well...his replica.Champ, the mechanical horse who resided at Northern Hardware since the 1950's up until earlier this year, has a doppelganger. Yes, a replica has bee...
Aug 15, 2020

Car Fire near Hixon
---HIXON - A unusual sight along Highway 97 this afternoon.A passerby snapped this photo on a vehicle on fire alongside the highway about ten minutes north of Hixon. RCMP report that the vehicle was b...
Aug 14, 2020