Category Archives: Prince George
43rd PG dance festival underway
The 43rd annual Prince George dance festival is officially underway. It is an adjudicated festival where dancers receive performance feedback, compete for prize money, provincial placements, and schol...
Mar 16, 2019
Could Prince George be a new northern hi-tech hub?
PRINCE GEORGE – New technologies might mean a shift away from the mill to the computer screen and that raises the question, could the city become a northern hub for hi-tech industry? Recently th...
Mar 15, 2019
How important are the Fraser Institute's elementary school rankings?
PRINCE GEORGE - 31 Prince George schools were listed in this year’s Fraser Institute BC Elementary School rankings without any cracking the top 100, and no public school in the top 200. The top ...
Mar 15, 2019
Library entrance project one step closer
PRINCE GEORGE – The new library entrance project is one step closer to reality. “We’re into the phase now where we have gone to public tender for a call to contractors,” explai...
Mar 15, 2019
Local businesses gear up for St. Patrick's Day fun
PRINCE GEORGE - Several bars are getting set to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, including the Black Clover downtown. General Manager Erin Walker says patrons on Sunday will be treated ...
Mar 15, 2019
Calendar Committee to look at academic years
PRINCE GEORGE – With school kids in District 57 will be on Spring Break over the next two weeks, it’s things like holidays that the District’s Calendar Committee will be looking at t...
Mar 15, 2019
Vigil to be held for victims of New Zealand mosque shootings
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George residents will have the chance to mourn the victims of the New Zealand mosque shooting tragedies tomorrow night (March 16). It’s been organized by UNBC’s Sout...
Mar 15, 2019
Local Muslims, P.G. RCMP react to mosque shootings
PRINCE GEORGE - The recent attack on a mosque in Christchurch New Zealand has sent waves through the Islamic community around the world. The effects were felt here at home as well with the attacks hit...
Mar 15, 2019
Accessibility Committee sets out plans for 2019
PRINCE GEORGE – The City’s Accessibility Committee presented City Council with its game plan for this year. The work plan contains a number of initiatives, some around educating the public...
Mar 14, 2019
2020 World Women's Curling Championship: One year out
PRINCE GEORGE- We are officially one year away from the 2020 World Women’s Curling Championship… hot off the heels of Prince George’s first international sporting event in the World ...
Mar 14, 2019