Category Archives: Prince George

YMCA of Northern BC is calling on everyone to give December 3rd for Giving Tuesday
PRINCE GEORGE- First came Black Friday, followed by Cyber Monday and now comes a day for charitable donations. It is being dubbed as Giving Tuesday -- be it donating or even volunteering.The YMCA of N...
Dec 03, 2019

New Task Force coming to downtown
PRINCE GEORGE - A new task force was the ultimate conclusion of a lengthy special meeting of Council. That group, however it looks, will be tasked with helping to find solutions to some of the issued ...
Dec 02, 2019

Senate eliminates Exam Period; approves extension of semester
PRINCE GEORGE - The motion was made and approved to eliminate the Exam Period for the fall semester at UNBC following three weeks of the Faculty Association being on strike.A special meeting of UNBC's...
Dec 02, 2019

Social issues to dominate special council meeting
PRINCE GEORGE - Tonight's (Dec.2) your chance to provide feedback to Prince George City Council as it grapples with social issues affecting the downtown core. The City, RCMP and Northern Health are al...
Dec 02, 2019

Possible tax rates put forth in city meeting
PRINCE GEORGE - If you are happy with the amount of City services you have had over the past year, expect to pay a bit more to keep those services as they are. 2.32 per cent more, in fact. That includ...
Dec 02, 2019

It's a Winter Wonderland but it's not so fun to drive in: City crews hitting the streets
PRINCE GEORGE-It's quite the Winter Wonderland outside today, Monday Dec.2, 2019 and that means that City work crews are out tending to the most significant snowfall of the season.Two to four centimet...
Dec 02, 2019

VIDEO: Thief crashes through ceiling of downtown business
PRINCE GEORGE - While Black Friday was just a few days ago, one downtown business had a fairly dark start to their week.Butterfly Boutique, located at 555 George Street in Prince George, fell victim t...
Dec 02, 2019

New recommendations for sawmill safety in connection to 2012 sawmill explosions
VICTORIA-The province has implemented recommended changes to ensure safer working conditions for sawmill workers, and to help strengthen and streamline the investigative process from two reports relea...
Dec 02, 2019

A winning weekend for the Cariboo Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE-A weekend sweep at home for the Cariboo Cougars downing the Valley West Giants 5-1 yesterday(Sunday) ,on the heels of a 1-0 victory Saturday. The (14-4-1-1) Cats are in Kamloops this wee...
Dec 02, 2019

Senate called to decide fate of Exam Period
PRINCE GEORGE - With the UNBC Faculty Association deciding to take down the pickets and announcing they will be filing a bad-faith bargaining complaint against the UNBC administration, classes will co...
Dec 01, 2019