Prince George

$5.6 billion petrochemical facility in the works for Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - West Coast Olefins of Calgary has purchased a 300-acre site in the BCR Industrial Area within the City of Prince George in preparation of a $5.6 billion petrochemical project at the si...

Jul 24, 2019

Lightning and thunder and not so fun blackouts

PRINCE GEORGE- Last night's storm might have kept your cat or dog, or even you awake past your bedtime.And with storms come outages, according to BC Hydro there was a total of 2,700 customers without ...

Jul 24, 2019 Courtesy of Rayanna PIerre (via facebook)

9 cats abandoned in storage bins are ready for adoption

PRINCE GEORGE-The nine cats trapped in bins and left for dead earlier this month at a vacant property are looking for their purrfect homes.The two kittens and seven adult cats were abandoned in plasti...

Jul 24, 2019 Courtesy of the BC SCPA North Cariboo Branch

Calogheros Acclaimed

PRINCE GEORGE - A familiar face will be running for the federal Liberals.Tracy Calogheros announced her intentions to run federally a while back, but today, her nomination for the riding of Cariboo-Ch...

Jul 24, 2019

Jury makes 7 recommendations in Valemount shooting

PRINCE GEORGE - A hearing into the 2014 shooting death of John Buehler has wrapped up in Prince George.In September 2014, John Buehler was shot and killed by police following a 10-day stand off at a t...

Jul 24, 2019

Nechako River research underway

PRINCE GEORGE - Rio Tinto has teamed up with UNBC to do research around climate change. Specifically, hydrologist Stephen Dery has launched a pilot program this summer to test water temperatures in th...

Jul 23, 2019

Prince George building permits record-breaking. Again.

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George is en par for another record-breaking year in terms of development, based on the number of permits issued in the first half of the year. In 2017, 235 permits were issued....

Jul 23, 2019 House construction

"A part of her is still alive," BBQ fundraiser for 10th Kidney March

PRINCE GEORGE- Tanya Work has been a participant of the Kidney March, a walk to raise awareness for Kidney Disease for the past 7 years and says her mom was her inspiration to start.Her mother, Faye w...

Jul 23, 2019 Courtesy of Tanya Work (Tanya is shown in the middle holding the sign, her mother is on the right.)

CNC Research Forest Society launches legacy fund

PRINCE GEORGE-In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the CNC Research Forest Society (CNCRFS) launched a legacy fund supporting projects in communities that CNC serves.Currently the CNCRFS is seeking...

Jul 23, 2019 Courtesy of the CNC

Expected petrochemical project announcement for Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE-A large announcement tomorrow for the city of Prince George.West Coast Olefins Ltd. is announcing a world scale petrochemical project that it has been developing over the past year. The ...

Jul 23, 2019