Prince George

Building stats both surprising and not

PRINCE GEORGE - The City's building stats for the month of May have been released and they show some interesting, if not surprising, results. While the year-to-date numbers show the permits for new ho...

Jun 19, 2020

COVID vaccine coming

PRINCE GEORGE - Vaccinations are a controversial subject at the best of times. Health care officials are scrambling to create a vaccine for COVID-19, with human trials set to take place in Singapore a...

Jun 19, 2020

Tourism PG Visitor Centre to re-open on Canada Day

PRINCE GEORGE-Tourism Prince George announced the re-opening of its Visitor Information Centre today (June 19).The Prince George Tourism Information Centre will re-open on July 1. The decision to re-o...

Jun 19, 2020

PG RCMP say their online crime reporting tool is being 'underutilized'

PRINCE GEORGE-Local RCMP are participating in an online crime reporting pilot project, which they say isn't receiving as much traction as it should.The Prince George RCMP Detachment has been participa...

Jun 19, 2020

Category 2 and 3 open fires permitted

PRINCE GEORGE-Category two and three open fires, as well as Resource Management Open Fires, will be permitted throughout the Prince George Fire Centre.According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the open ...

Jun 19, 2020

2020 capital projects planned

PRINCE GEORGE - While much of the discussion was around the cost overruns for the new fire hall, there are actually 12 other capital projects in the works to commence this year. And some of them are s...

Jun 18, 2020

Otway Nordic Ski Club adds more snow-making equipment

PRINCE GEORGE - The earth-moving equipment is on-site at the Otway Nordic Ski facility and, while it's early to be thinking about snow, that's exactly what's one everyone's minds right now. The club r...

Jun 18, 2020

Missing woman located and found safe

PRINCE GEORGE-UPDATE: Prince George RCMP released an update at 2:04 p.m., Thursday, saying that Devon Marie Henson has been located and is safe.EARLIER: Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's ...

Jun 18, 2020

Surgery renewal well underway in Northern Health, 1,083 surgeries performed

PRINCE GEORGE-The surgery renewal process is well underway in Northern Health.B.C. Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, announced the resumption of non-urgent scheduled surgeries on May 7, and between May ...

Jun 18, 2020

Northern Health: Illicit Benzodiazepines or “Benzos” contaminating street drugs

PRINCE GEORGE - In light of a recent increase in illicit Benzodiazepines (or "Benzoes") contaminating street drugs in the Northern Health region, the health authority is urging users to reconsider or ...

Jun 18, 2020