Category Archives: Prince George

Business As Usual In Election Year For Downtown PG
PRINCE GEORGE – With all the growth and development happening in the downtown core, Downtown Prince George couldn’t be more excited to see it unfold. There have been new businesses coming ...
Aug 15, 2018

Wildfire Evacuee Witness Heated Highway
PRINCE GEORGE – The wildfires are forcing many people to scrabble and seek a safe place away from the smoke and fire. The fire on the south side of Francois Lake forced a family to drive away fr...
Aug 15, 2018

More Than 500 Evacuees Registered
PRINCE GEORGE – Prince George has seen more than 500 evacuees from both the Cariboo and the Northwest as of Tuesday night. As a result, the City is extending the hours of the Emergency Reception...
Aug 15, 2018

Wildfires Prompt State Of Emergency Declaration In BC
PRINCE GEORGE- The Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, has declared a provincial state of emergency due to the wildfires burning across the province. That means the provin...
Aug 15, 2018

Food Security: Affordability
PRINCE GEORGE – While getting into the grocery store and buying fresh produce and foodstuffs is a fairly easy thing for most of us, hiccups in transportation, like a highway closure, put that at...
Aug 14, 2018

Evacuee Shares Story
PRINCE GEORGE – Some of the people affected by the wildfires are making their way to the CN Centre escaping the fire and smoke because of the Shovel Lake forest fire. Some evacuees were asked to...
Aug 14, 2018

Therapy Dogs Put To Work In The City
PRINCE GEORGE- A well-known member of the Prince George RCMP has retired today. Max the therapy dog is officially ending his career at 12 years old. He was the first therapy dog to be employed full ti...
Aug 14, 2018

Paving Projects This Week
PRINCE GEORGE – This week, there will be eight new paving projects underway throughout the city. The largest project this week will be North Kelly Road from Ferguson Lake Road to Blazer Road. Th...
Aug 14, 2018

More Than 100 Wildfire Evacuees Registered
PRINCE GEORGE – As of Monday night, there have been 151 evacuees registered at Prince George’s Emergency Reception Centre at the CN Centre. More are expected to register throughout the wee...
Aug 14, 2018

Food Security: Time Limit
PRINCE GEORGE – During last summer’s wildfire season, Highway 97 was closed to traffic, except emergency personnel. It meant that a long line of transport trucks that brings us bananas and...
Aug 13, 2018