Prince George

BC Hydro imports power as a cost-saving measure

PRINCE GEORGE - Our thirst for electricity and the recent cold temperatures set a new record for the highest peak hourly demand last week. When the demand for domestic power is low, BC Hydro imports c...

Jan 22, 2020

A Canadian feature film is hitting Cineplex for one night

PRINCE GEORGE-It's a love story set back in 1919 and it's coming to Prince George in February.Stand! takes place in Winnipeg during the time of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. The musical tells the ...

Jan 22, 2020 Marshall Williams and Laura Slade Wiggins take part in Stand! the feature film that made #1 Canadian film at the box office. Photo Courtesy, Danny Schur.

Notorious downtown property demolished

PRINCE GEORGE - A notorious downtown property is no more. Owners of the Willow Inn on Victoria Street are overseeing its demolition today. Previously known as the Ranch and the Homeland Inn, the prope...

Jan 22, 2020

UNBC prof receives $1.9 million to study oil spill response

PRINCE GEORGE - A UNBC engineering professor has received $1.9 million to study a possible solution to an important world wide question.Dr. Jianbing Li is leading part of a national project to investi...

Jan 22, 2020 Photo courtesy UNBC

Chance meeting forges artistic relationship

PRINCE GEORGE - A unique relationship was on full display at Studio 2880 today. In 2016, clay artist Leanna Carlson headed to the Far East to learn about a new form of artwork. "So I went to Jingdezeh...

Jan 21, 2020

Premier Horgan meets with Mayors

PRINCE GEORGE - It was a chance for the Mayors of Prince George, Mackenzie, Fort St. James, Vanderhoof and Quesnel to sit down with Premier John Horgan for four hours to talk about a couple of issues:...

Jan 21, 2020

Entertainment line up announced for World Women's Curling Championship

PRINCE GEORGE-The entertainment line up for the 2020 World Women's Curling Championships have been announced. The line up will be featured in The World Famous Patch (a social and entertainment hub dur...

Greg Fry Jan 21, 2020

Adversity didn't put an end to her basketball career: Timberwolves Legacy Breakfast

PRINCE GEORGE- A former UNBC alumna is returning to Prince George in March to share her inspiring story of how she triumphed adversity in her favourite sport at the 6th Annual Timberwolves Legacy Brea...

Jan 21, 2020 Courtesy of UNBC

Dogs and mother's ashes lost in trailer fire

PRINCE GEORGE - The cause has still yet to be determined following a Jan. 9 trailer fire that claimed the lives of two of Danielle LeBlanc's three dogs."It was probably under five minutes that it all ...

Jan 21, 2020

Temporary housing near medical facilities for Indigenous peoples

PRINCE GEORGE-The province and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) are collaborating on a unique partnership to provide temporary housing near medical facilities for those who are travelling fro...

Jan 21, 2020