Prince George

Transit expansion and increased fare rates for fall 2019

PRINCE GEORGE-A transit service expansion will hit the streets of Prince George this fall, and the new expansion means new transit rates.Fare rates are set to go up on September 1, 2019, with the expa...

Aug 16, 2019 Photo Courtesy Stephen Rees via Flickr

Conservation Officers remind public of consequences to illegally dumping food in lieu of hike in bear activity

PRINCE GEORGE-Conservation officers are reminding the public to be diligent when it comes to how they dispose of unwanted fruit, in lieu of a recent hike in bear activity.Conservation officers say tha...

Aug 16, 2019 Apples dumped in Creekside neighbourhood earlier this week. (Photo Courtesy, Dave Branco)

Prince George man facing multiple firearms charges

PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George man is facing a raft of firearms charges following a recent traffic stop in town."During the traffic stop, a passenger in the vehicle was found to be breaching the cond...

Aug 16, 2019

Man arrested in connection to break and enters and stolen vehicle

PRINCE GEORGE- A man has been arrested in connection to three break and enters and stealing a vehicle.On Wednesday, August 14th police received reports of three commercial break ins. Two were located ...

Aug 16, 2019

Tourism PG seeing significantly more tourists this summer

PRINCE GEORGE- The decrease in wildfires this summer has benefitted the tourism sector in Prince George. Destination BC has seen record breaking numbers, with about a 20 per cent increase in tourists ...

Aug 15, 2019

Mediation time set for BCTF, BC government

PRINCE GEORGE - A new deal between the BC Teachers' Federation and BC government would mean stability for Northern BC schools, according to Joanne Hapke, President of the PG District Teachers' Associa...

Aug 15, 2019

$700 earrings stolen and returned, a robbery with a happy ending

PRINCE GEORGE-Pepper Tree Hair Studio owner, Shannon Wright was subject to a break and enter earlier this week, one with a bit of a happy ending.Early, Wednesday morning Wright says she awoke to a cal...

Aug 15, 2019 These earrings were stolen from Pepper Tree Hair Studio on Wednesday morning and were estimated at $700 at the time they were purchased by store owner Shannon Wright. (Courtesy of Shannon Wright)

Trees given new life as artwork

PRINCE GEORGE - Some trees outside Prince George City Hall have been given new life as pieces of local artwork - and all for a good cause. The opportunity arose when the city had to remove some trees ...

Aug 15, 2019

RCMP incident involving firearm detours traffic

PRINCE GEORGE-UPDATE: Police say that at approximately 11:20 this morning, officers were able to resolve the situation without incident. The highway was reopened to traffic shortly after.UPDATE: Witne...

Aug 15, 2019

Two men and two youth arrested for armed robbery

PRINCE GEORGE-Two adult males and two youth have been arrested by RCMP after entering a business and demanding cash and assaulting the store employee.Prince George RCMP received a call of an armed rob...

Aug 14, 2019