Prince George

An evening of appreciation for frontline health care workers

PRINCE GEORGE - Close to 100 people came out Thursday evening to parade in their cars, while others played drums in the parking lot of the hospital. They joined in a world movement aimed at supporting...

Apr 03, 2020

Expected increase in domestic violence as result of Covid-19 social isolation

PRINCE GEORGE - When significant crises occur, Sexual Assault Centres face an unfortunate but significant reality as the percentage of domestic assault and violence rises substantially. Lynnell Haliko...

Apr 03, 2020

Options for municipal tax relief

PRINCE GEORGE - The federal and provincial governments have been announcing financial relief almost daily, but local governments' hands are tied when it comes to changing municipal taxes. That's becau...

Apr 02, 2020

SD57 Board meetings going virtual

PRINCE GEORGE-School District 57 will be hosting their Board of Education Regular Public Meetings virtually in light of the COVID-19 crisis.Moving the meetings to a virtual platform helps meet the soc...

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City suspends parking time limits downtown and near hospital

PRINCE GEORGE-The City of Prince George announced that it will not be enforcing time limits related to parking in the downtown and near the hospital due to COVID-19The suspension includes on-street an...

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UNBC Interim President reacts to $3.5 million emergency financial assistance for students

PRINCE GEORGE-Earlier today (Thursday, April 2) the B.C. government announced that students attending BC's post secondaries who are experiencing financial hardship will benefit from a one-time investm...

Apr 02, 2020 Courtesy of UNBC

Study finds youth aren't receiving enough mental health supports

PRINCE GEORGE-A study released Wednesday looking at Adolescent Health in the Northern Interior found that found that local youth aren't receiving the mental health supports that they need.The study by...

Apr 02, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Kevin Simmons via flickr, original photo.

Tourism braces for a long summer

PRINCE GEORGE - The word yesterday that COVID-19 measures may remain in place until mid- to late-summer could mean a "tough" tourism season in the region. "With recovery looking like it might be mid-s...

Apr 01, 2020

Local artist releases song promoting COVID-19 awareness, hopes to ease tensions

PRINCE GEORGE - Music can be used in many ways - dancing, celebrating, relaxing. One artist in Prince George is taking a bit of a different approach, releasing a song to bring awareness and potentiall...

Apr 01, 2020

RDFFG asking residents to apply COVID-19 grocery store mentality to landfills and transfer stations

PRINCE GEORGE- The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG) wants people to change their mentality when it comes to how they are using landfills and transfer stations.In a release by the RDFFG,...

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