Category Archives: Prince George

Hotel tear down
PRINCE GEORGE - It was known as a landmark hotel for nearly sixty years, this week it's slowly being demolished. The Hotel Simon Fraser, built 1960 with some of the latest ideas in architecture, for t...
Aug 09, 2019

Part of Victoria St. closed to traffic due to broken culvert
PRINCE GOERGE-A section of Victoria Street has been closed off to traffic to repair a broken culvert.The street, south of Milburn Avenue has been closed since Thursday, Aug. 8, morning. The closure is...
Aug 09, 2019 Courtesy of the City of Prince George

Cariboo Rocks the North kicks off tonight
PRINCE GEORGE - It's the moment classic rock fans have been waiting for.The second annual Cariboo Rocks the North music festival kicks off tonight from Exhibition Park at CN Centre.Eleven bands will h...
Aug 09, 2019

Jobless numbers are on the rise
PRINCE GEORGE-Job losses across the country saw an across- the -board increase in the unemployment rate last month. The numbers out of Stats Can show the national jobless rate rose from 5.5 per cent i...
Aug 09, 2019

South Korean exchange students graduate from UNBC International Summer Program
PRINCE GEORGE- 50 South Korean exchange students officially graduated from the International Summer Program- an English Business class at UNBC. Living in Prince George for the past four weeks allowed ...
Aug 08, 2019

Human-wildlife conflict calls down
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Conservation Officer service has seen a 30 per cent drop in human-wildlife conflict calls involving bears. They attribute the drop to a large amount of natural food a...
Aug 08, 2019

Pine Centre announces new tenants in old Sears space
PRINCE GEORGE-Big news for avid shoppers in Prince George, with Pine Centre Mall announcing its future tenants.Winners HomeSense combination and BC Cannabis Stores will be moving into the old Sears sp...
Aug 08, 2019

If you smelled citrus in the air this is probably why: 7th Big Squeeze Fundraiser
PRINCE GEORGE-Businesses and restaurants took part in the 7th Big Squeeze Fundraiser to raise money for the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) on Wednesday.19 businesses and four restaurants whipped up t...
Aug 07, 2019

Company behind proposed petrochemical plant to host open house
PRINCE GEORGE - The company hoping to build a $5.6 billion dollar petrochemical plant in Prince George is hosting an open house this afternoon.West Coast Olefins executives will be at Uda Dune Baiyoh ...
Aug 07, 2019

SD57 continues search for new superintendent
PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 is stepping up its search for a new superintendent. The job opened up following the sudden departure of former superintendent of schools Marilyn Marquis-Forster afte...
Aug 07, 2019