Prince George

Council to get clearer picture of overruns

PRINCE GEORGE - "Appalling," "egregious" and "frustrating" were just a few of the words used to describe a report on the cost overruns for the George Street Parkade, along with some more colourful lan...

Dec 7, 2020

Two Prince George schools notified of two possible Covid-19 exposures

Two more Prince George schools have been identified by Northern Health Monday for potentially having Covid-19 exposures.Shas Ti Kelly Road Secondary is one of them, with the exposure taking place betw...

Dec 7, 2020

Prince George Mounties check 2,500 vehicles for drunk drivers

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP members were busy Saturday on the kick-off event for the annual holiday check-stop season.Cst. Jennifer Cooper says in six hours, local Mounties conducted 2,500 vehi...

Dec 7, 2020

Finance and Audit settle on two percent

PRINCE GEORGE - Council's Finance and Audit Committee met today and launched the formal budget process for the City.It began with a report on citizen engagement for the budget, which saw significantly...

Dec 7, 2020

Bond weighs in on return of legislature for December sitting

VICTORIA - British Columbia's 87 MLAs are back to work this week participating in a rare December sitting of the legislature in Victoria. And there's just one major item on the agenda - to fulfill the...

Dec 7, 2020

WestJet reports six possible Covid-19 exposures at the end of November

Monday morning WestJet announced that six flights traveling in and out of Prince George had possible Covid-19 exposures.All six flights took place between Nov 23rd-27th and were all to or from Vancouv...

Dec 7, 2020

15 people arrested, 2 guns and drugs seized

.PRINCE GEORGE - On Thursday last week (Dec.3), the Prince George RCMP's Downtown Safety Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on the 1600 block of 11th Avenue.Fifteen peo...

Dec 7, 2020

Candy Cane Lane residents urges public to be safe and distant when visiting

PRINCE GEORGE - Confusion from the public, and frustration for residents along Candy Cane Lane. While the seasonal attraction does draw people through, its residents are reminding the public that they...

Dec 6, 2020

Council meetings closed to public due to Ministerial Orders

PRINCE GEORGE - Regular City Council meetings will be closed to the public once again.This comes following recent Ministerial Orders from the Province of BC requiring that, effective immediately, loca...

Dec 6, 2020

Minimal damage in early morning motel fire

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in a 20-unit motel in the 2300 block of Northwood Pulpmill Road.The response was at 4:20am on December 5. Crews arrived...

Dec 5, 2020