Category Archives: Prince George

Dialysis patients get socks
PRINCE GEORGE – Patients receiving dialysis at University Hospital of Northern BC got a special treat today. Members of the BC & Yukon branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada were handing ...
Feb 21, 2019

RCMP investigating suspicious incident near elementary school
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a person allegedly involved in a suspicious incident near Heritage Elementary School Tuesday (Feb.19). Prince George RCMP...
Feb 21, 2019

City hopes to conduct child care inventory
PRINCE GEORGE – The City hopes to collect information around accessing child care seats in Prince George and the availability of those seats. “UBCM made a pot of funding available to local...
Feb 21, 2019

68th Annual Music Festival plays an instrumental role for participants
PRINCE GEORGE – To help cultivate musical excellence in our region, the District Music Festival continually leads the charge for nearly seventy years. Each year an adjudicator is brought in to h...
Feb 21, 2019

Province eliminates interest on student loans
PRINCE GEORGE – The Province’s 2019 budget was focused on supporting people with lower incomes, the little guy so to speak. One of the groups the new budget focuses on is students in BC wh...
Feb 20, 2019

Mixed reaction to provincial budget
PRINCE GEORGE – Some mixed reaction from the provincial budget from local government. The Northern Capital and Planning Grant program is good news. It is a $100 million fund to help 26 communiti...
Feb 20, 2019

Students take in cyberbullying assembly
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2018 Gourmet Gala and Dream Auction was revamped by the PG Rotary Club to reach more parts of the city. As part of that, they teamed with the RCMP to put on cyberbullying assemblie...
Feb 20, 2019

Auxiliary to UHNBC celebrates 100th anniversary
PRINCE GEORGE - The Auxilliary to UHNBC celebrated its 100 year anniversary today with the unveiling of a plaque. For the past century, the Auxilliary has been providing volunteers for a variety of se...
Feb 20, 2019

First Nations Business Forum aims to advance First Nations economies
PRINCE GEORGE – Indigenous business leaders gathered to develop effective business strategies for people in various bands at the First Nations Business forum. The forum is a multi-day event that...
Feb 19, 2019

Payless ShoeSource to close 248 Canadian stores, including two in Prince George
TORONTO - Mounting debts and a challenging retail market are forcing Payless ShoeSource Canada Inc. to shutter all of its North American stores by May. The Kansas-based discount footwear retailer said...
Feb 19, 2019