Category Archives: Prince George
'Silence protects systems': Survivor of clergy sexual abuse says it's incredibly daunting to take action against the Catholic Church
PRINCE GEORGE - When Leona Huggins was just twelve years, she was sexually abused by a priest. The priest who harmed her served a 10-month sentence and was later reassigned to ministry. Leona now supp...
Mar 12, 2026 Leona Huggins, Vice President, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
Safe Streets Bylaw report released
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a gathering of community members who had any connection to downtown Prince George. The City and local social services agencies, all gathered to hear about the conclusion of four...
Mar 12, 2026 Safe Streets Bylaw
Likes, shares, and care, City’s first social media telethon supports hospice
PRINCE GEORGE - A new kind of fundraiser is happening in Prince George today. It's a 12-hour telethon on social media to support Prince George Hospice House. Organizers say this is the first event lik...
Mar 12, 2026
Update: Highway 97 opens to single lane alternating traffic following 'Multiple vehicle incidents'
HIXON - Update: Drive BC says the highway has opened to single-lane alternating traffic.Earlier: (11:05): Motorists beware.Drive BC says "multiple vehicle incidents" at the bottom of Woodpecker Hill h...
Mar 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Healing Fires celebrate third anniversary milestone
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Courthouse was packed with people outside, as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the third anniversary of healing fires. "It's amazing, it's beautiful to witnes...
Mar 11, 2026 This healing fire brought hundreds of people to the court house, where you could enjoy a lunch, listen to drummers, access many community supports, and more.
BC Conservative leadership hopeful pays the city a visit
PRNICE GEORGE - Conservative Party of BC leadership hopeful Darrell Jones visited Prince George today (March 11).Jones was here listening to what the membership had to say. And he acknowledges the con...
Mar 11, 2026 Darrell Jones
'Afraid to come forward': Lawyer representing sexual assault claimants says many clients are ashamed to tell their story
We hear from the law firm that is representing many of the plaintiffs who have filed civil claims against the Diocese. They say that people coming forward with their stories is making others safer. PR...
Mar 11, 2026 List of claims from a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against the Diocese of Prince George.
Dwindling Fire Smart dollars concerning
PRINCE GEORGE - Each year at this time, civic officials start to the work of preparing Northerners for wildfires. FireSmart BC, originated in 1990 as an initiative to manage wildland-urban interface r...
Mar 11, 2026
Local charities unite as inflation drives a surge in food assistance requests
Prince George - Food banks and social service organizations in Prince George are experiencing record demand driven by inflation, higher grocery prices, and an aging population. The three local nonprof...
Mar 11, 2026
Man sentenced in Queensway shooting death
PRINCE GEORGE -On March 6, 2026, Dakota Rayn Keewatin was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court to seven years in prison for the shooting death of Davis Smith on Queensway three years ago.On Tuesday, March ...
Mar 11, 2026