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Cougars mourning loss of Gary Samis

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars are mourning the loss of a respected staff member.Gary Samis, known as "The Commish" among friends and co-workers, was the Cougars Corporate Sales Manager the...

May 16, 2019 Photo courtesy Prince George Cougars

Get lit this long weekend without lighting up the province: BC's wildfire awareness campaign

Northern BC-Enjoying the long weekend is something we all want to do and the Province is asking us to do responsibly."As British Columbians head out to enjoy the long weekend, we are urging people to ...

May 16, 2019 ID 132691877 © Bisonov | Dreamstime.com

Cooking to blame for small fire at Prince George hotel

PRINCE GEORGE - A small fire caused $10,000 in damages to a Prince George hotel last night (May 15).Prince George Fire Rescue says crews from four halls responded to the hotel located at the 1500 bloc...

May 16, 2019

5 things you need to know today

SD57 superintendent resigns: Marilyn Marquis-Forster handed in her resignation to the Board Tuesday saying in a press release that she has "chosen to devote more time to the pursuit of other activitie...

May 15, 2019

Listen to your elders we were always told, and that's exactly what these students are doing

PRINCE GEORGE-Over 400 students from School District 57's Van Bien and Westwood elementary schools will be taking the advice we were given as kids and will be listening and spending time with elders a...

May 15, 2019

Good turn out to wildfire open house

PRINCE GEORGE - There was standing room only at an open house hosted by the City, to lay out its wildfire mitigation plans and its evacuation strategy. As for the wildfire mitigation strategy, the Cit...

May 15, 2019 Wildfire Open House

IIO investigating incident between RCMP and cyclist over the weekend

PRINCE GEORGE - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC is looking into an incident involving a cyclist and an RCMP officer over the weekend.The alleged victim was reported weaving in and ou...

May 15, 2019

Local business boosts Exploration Place

PRINCE GEORGE - From bottles and cans to dollars and cents. A financial dilemma for the Exploration Place has turned into a good news story thanks to a donation from a community minded business. Funds...

May 15, 2019

Council caps discretionary spending

PRINCE GEORGE - Some recent surprises when the bills came in on projects has prompted Council's Finance and Audit Committee to tweak the City's discretionary spending practices. And it was approved by...

May 15, 2019 Wilowcale Bridge

Largest paving project of the season gets underway

PRINCE GEORGE - The largest paving operation of the year will get underway next week on Foothills Boulevard, and motorists can expect road closures. The work is set to be begin after the long weekend,...

May 15, 2019 foothills sign