Category Archives: Prince George

It's Tax Freedom Day
PRINCE GEORGE - Starting today is when the average Canadian would start working for themself rather than for the tax man. That's according to the Fraser Institute, deeming June 14 as Tax Freedom Day. ...
Jun 14, 2019

Weavers' Guild hosts hundreds
PRINCE GEORGE - More than 400 artists are in the community this week as the local Fibre Arts community is hosting the Northwest Guilders conference.There are plenty of vendors with beautiful works for...
Jun 14, 2019 Weavers' Guild

Raptors win is a win for basketball in Canada
PRINCE GEORGE - Basketball fans across the nation celebrated last night as the Toronto Raptors won Canada's 1st National Basketball Association Championship. Millions of Canadian's were glued to their...
Jun 14, 2019

Customers going to miss popular coffee shop
PRINCE GEORGE- Aiden's Coffee and Confections in the Hart Shopping Centre has been a go-to coffee shop for many. Owner Lisa Semotiuk opened Aiden's last August. It's named after her grandson.People en...
Jun 14, 2019

Prince George Winner of $425,000 Lotto Max draw has come forward
PRINCE GEORGE- UPDATED: 59-year-old Brian Dubois was the lucky winner of the $425,809.80 Lotto Max draw held on Tuesday June, 11th."Disbelief," is the word Dubois used when asked to describe what he w...
Jun 14, 2019 Courtesy of BCLC

Salmon Sendoff set for Sunday
PRINCE GEORGE - The third annual Salmon Sendoff is scheduled for Father's Day this Sunday (June 16). Organized by the Spruce City Wildlife Association, it starts at 11 a.m. from the Cottonwood Island ...
Jun 14, 2019

CUPE support workers reach tentative agreement at UNBC
PRINCE GEORGE - The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3799 reached a tentative agreement with the University of Northern British Columbia yesterday (June 13).CUPE says bargaining began back in...
Jun 14, 2019

UNBC appoints new Research Chair
PRINCE GEORGE-UNBC appointed Dr.Tristan Pearce as their new Canadian Research Chair.Dr.Pearce was appointed as an Associate Professor and CRC of Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change."Improving q...
Jun 14, 2019

Railway museum goes steampunk
PRINCE GEORGE - The Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum is going steampunk this weekend. The three day event will the museum take on a victorian industrial flair, and offer extra events for the who...
Jun 14, 2019 Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum

Book sale to benefit Hart library
PRINCE GEORGE - The Friends of the Prince George Public Library is holding a book sale starting today (June 14).It will take place at the library's Nechako branch in the Hart. Today's sale is for memb...
Jun 14, 2019