Prince George

Chamber seeks extension to temporary layoff period

PRINCE GEORGE - "If you want to find an example of where policy trumps good thinking, this is it."That's Todd Corrigall, CEO of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. He's referring to the provincial ...

Jun 23, 2020

RCMP seek missing woman

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties are seeking the public's help in locating missing Prince George woman Denise Mortimer.RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says the 27-year-old Mortimer was last seen June 1...

Jun 22, 2020

If periodic rainfall continues, wildfire season may not be bad: BC Wildfire Seasonal Outlook

PRINCE GEORGE-The 2020 Wildfire season began with drier than normal conditions, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) so what does this mean for the rest of the Wildfire season?The BCWS releas...

Jun 22, 2020

New partnership struck between two local First Nations

PRINCE GEORGE-A new partnership was struck this morning (June 22) between two First Nations.The Lheidli T'enneh and McLeod Lake Indian Band announced the creation of a new industrial park, between the...

Jun 22, 2020

No rest for PG Animal Rescue despite no volunteers or fundraising

PRINCE GEORGE - "Rescue life does not rest," says Nicola Redpath, owner of the Prince George Animal Rescue.While the tasks at hand haven't changed, Redpath admits that COVID019 has had its impact on t...

Jun 21, 2020

Locals fed up with dangerous truck drivers along Upper Fraser Road

WILLOW RIVER - People living along Upper Fraser Road say dangerous driving along the road by truck drivers has been going on for years. Residents say it's been especially bad lately and if something d...

Jun 20, 2020

Great Northern International Film Festival in "holding pattern" ahead of inaugural event

PRINCE GEORGE - The first Great Northern International Film Festival is supposed to be in September. But with the pandemic, there are still question marks about what it could look like.Most things are...

Jun 19, 2020

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