Category Archives: Prince George

Ride to Conquer Cancer Team receives 4K donation
PRINCE GEORGE - Cariboo Rocks the North, Waste Management, and PG Recycling & Return-It Centre have teamed up to make a $4,000 donation to the Wheelin' Warriors of the North- Ride to Conquer Cance...
Sep 05, 2019 Photo courtesy PWB

Parkour gym opening soon
PRINCE GEORGE- You may remember the name, Riley Banzer, a young entrepreneur wanting to open his own parkour gym.Well the time has finally come, after we last spoke to him a year ago, he's come a long...
Sep 05, 2019

Red Dress flag flies high 4th year in a row
PRINCE GEORGE-The flag remembering missing and murdered Indigenous women across the Highway of Tears was raised this morning (Sept.5.)This is the fourth year in a row that the flag has flown high at M...
Sep 05, 2019

Black bear chases man into a local lake
PRINCE GEORGE - To avoid further attacks from a black bear, a man swam close to 400 metres of Ferguson Lake to safety. According to the Conservation Officer Service at around 6 p.m. Wednesday, a black...
Sep 05, 2019

Krause to receive Sovereign's Medal
PRINCE GEORGE-Councillor Murry Krause will be receiving a Sovereign's Medal in Victoria today.The medal is awarded to those Canadians that show exceptional volunteer achievements in a wide range of fi...
Sep 05, 2019

Local girl and family join Tour de North
PRINCE GEORGE-A 14-year-old girl and her family are taking on a 850km bike ride , in the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de North after her personal battle against cancer."Nine years ago, Hannah was diagn...
Sep 05, 2019 Courtesy of the Canadian Cancer Society

Trio of Prince George's best recognized
PRINCE GEORGE - Chuck Chin, Albert Koehler, and Noreen Rustad have been named 2019 Citizens of the Year. The award is given to Prince George residents who go above and beyond in the community.For Chin...
Sep 04, 2019 L-R: Chuck Chin, Noreen Rustad, Albert Koehler

Business as usual
PRINCE GEORGE - The Federal Court of Appeal ruled today that six of a dozen proponents in opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline can move on in their case to have the pipeline quashed. This is the ...
Sep 04, 2019

More curtailments to pulp mill
PRINCE GEORGE - More downtime for a local pulp mill. Canfor informed its employees at Canfor's PG Pulp and Paper Mill will be down for 2 weeks following its previously scheduled turnaround maintenance...
Sep 04, 2019

New Kelly Road School expected to open in fall 2020
PRINCE GEORGE-The new Kelly Road Secondary school is one year away from opening its doors.The new school, in the Hart Highway area of the city is expected to open in September 2020. The cost of the pr...
Sep 04, 2019 Courtesy of School District 57