Prince George

Council settles on lower tax increase

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George homeowners will see a hike in their taxes this year of 1.75%. That was the recommendation of Administration which was charged with the task of reducing the original hike ...

Apr 30, 2020

Local business frustrated with continued lack of communication from City

PRINCE GEORGE - The City is set to begin construction on a new Downtown Renewable Energy System Friday. But there is frustration from Birch & Boar co-owner, Brian Quarmby. It surrounds a lack of c...

Apr 30, 2020

Half of Canadians report a worsening of their mental health

PRINCE GEORGE - The local branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association have experienced an increase of self-referrals for their BounceBack program.According to Executive Director Maureen Davis, ...

Apr 30, 2020

Drive-In trivia helps fight isolation blues

PRINCE GEORGE - A local man, who recently found himself unemployed because of COVID-19, has discovered a way to keep himself busy and others entertained during the pandemic. Weekly, Dave Horton hosts ...

Apr 30, 2020

Prince George man saddened to see gravestones knocked over at local cemetery

PRINCE GEORGE-The local cemetary has once again been the target for mischief.Rob Nolin, a Prince George resident, and his wife visit the Prince George cemetary almost daily. Sometimes to help tidy up ...

Apr 30, 2020 Rob Nolin and his wife visit the Prince George Cemetery several times a week to add flowers to gravestones that don't seem to have visitors, but this time things were different. (Photo Courtesy, Rob Nolin, via Facebook)

Officer assaulted while arresting break and enter suspect

PRINCE GEORGE -A 21-year-old Prince George man was held in custody overnight and will appear in court later today, to answer to assault and break and enter charges. The suspect fled the scene of a bre...

Apr 30, 2020

Prince George RCMP nab break and enter suspect

PRINCE GEORGE -Local mounties arrested a suspect in connection with a break and enter to a garage at a home on McBride Crescent late Tuesday morning. A number of items were believed to have been stole...

Apr 30, 2020

SupportPG website offers supports for businesses and information for residents

PRINCE GEORGE-Eleven local organizations have come together to allocate all COVID-19 support resources for local businesses in one place.The Prince George Chamber of Commerce, City of Prince George, T...

Apr 29, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Support PG.

Students needing learning support return to school

PRINCE GEORGE - According to School District 57 officials, there have been some students in schools for a while supporting the communities' essential service workers. On Tuesday more students returned...

Apr 29, 2020

Lheidli T'enneh Nation says they feel betrayed by SD57

PRINCE GEORGE- Chief of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation, Dayi Clayton Pountney says he is disappointed in last night's outcome in the new Kelly Road naming decision."We are extremely disappointed that a ma...

Apr 29, 2020 Lheidli T’enneh Chief, Dayi Clayton Pountney says his nation feels betrayed by SD57's choice to dual name a new school in the Hart Community. (CKPG News File Image)