Prince George

Keep your car doors locked, thieves may be lurking: theft from vehicles down but expected to rise

PRINCE GEORGE- "Lock your vehicles and leave nothing," that's what the Prince George RCMP are asking vehicle owners to do throughout the city.From June 16th to 29th there were 51 reported theft from v...

Jul 05, 2019

Summer library program starts this weekend

PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Public Library kicks off its summer programs this weekend, and this year adults can get involved. The six week Adult Summer Challenge kicks off tomorrow from 2 to 3 pm ...

Jul 05, 2019

UNBC Study Focuses On Glacier Mass Change

PRINCE GEORGE-Changes in glacier mass and how it affects the streamflow in the Columbia River basin, is the focus of a geography field study conducted by UNBC PhD candidate Ben Pelto .Pelto 's team vi...

Jul 05, 2019 Courtesy of UNBC Geography Program

Council approves two crime-related resolutions

PRINCE GEORGE - With Council's approval, two different resolutions from two different Councillors will be heading to the Union of BC Municipalities convention this fall.The first comes from Councillor...

Jul 04, 2019 Council Chambers

Unexpected nursing home closure could be part of a larger issue

PRINCE GEORGE- Waitlists for public nursing homes are long in Prince George, which is why some people, including Kirk Gable's family, choose private facilities instead.Gable's 91-year-old mother had b...

Jul 04, 2019

New air emission inventory coming

PRINCE GEORGE - The City is pulling together a new air emission inventory. The last was was done in 2010 and was based on 2005 data. "The airshed has changed a lot in the last ten to fifteen years," s...

Jul 04, 2019 Air Quality

Local millworker-turned-comedian hopes to inspire others to follow their dreams

PRINCE GEORGE - Alex Mackenzie wanted to leave his job at Canfor about three years before he actually did. The reason? Travel the country and try to make it as a full-time stand-up comedian, not somet...

Jul 04, 2019

Man arrested for breaking into same business twice in a week

PRINCE GEORGE - A 38-year-old Prince George man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into the same business twice in a week.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says the first inciden...

Jul 04, 2019

Sunshine and rainbows in the forecast this Saturday: 2019 PG Pride Parade

PRINCE GEORGE- The 22nd Prince George Pride Parade will take place this weekend downtown to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in the city.The parade is set to start at 11 am on Second Ave and Dominion, a...

Jul 04, 2019

Drug busts seize of over a kilo of narcotics, cash and firearms

PRINCE GEORGE-The RCMP's Street Crew Section executed three Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrants as part of a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the city.Drugs were seized fr...

Jul 04, 2019