Category Archives: Prince George
New Salmon River Bridge Supports Industry In The North
The New Salmon River Bridge opened to traffic in late August at a cost of $24 million. The new bridge has no height restriction, and with its wider lanes and with greater load capacity, the new struct...
Oct 06, 2017
Unemployment Rate Drops
The latest unemployment numbers are revealing a slight drop in the rate in Prince George and in the Cariboo region. When comparing on a year to year basis, the September unemployment rate has fallen n...
Oct 06, 2017
Crews Contain Local Motel Fire
Damage is pegged at $5000 after a structure fire at the Riviera City Centre Inn off of Victoria Street early last night. Crews arrived to find light smoke coming from a second-floor balcony. They quic...
Oct 06, 2017
Work Is Underway For The World Paranordic Games
The World Paranordic Games are just over a year away and, already, work is underway. There is no snow on the ground yet, but Otway is already being prepped for the Paranordic Games. A new track has be...
Oct 05, 2017
Man Pleads Guilty For Role In Fatal Rollover
A Prince George man who was charged in connection to a fatal rollover crash last year has pleaded guilty to three charges after appearing in a Prince George courtroom on Wednesday. 23 year old Dustin ...
Oct 05, 2017
UNBC Promotes Engineering to Girls
Less than 13 percent of licensed engineers in Canada are women. The University of Northern BC is hoping to change those numbers, and start attracting girls to the profession at a young age. Despite a ...
Oct 05, 2017
Post-Secondary Enrolments Are Up
Both the University of Northern BC and the College of New Caledonia have seen enrolment rise this Fall form the previous year. "We have three basic groups of students. Undergraduate domestic, undergra...
Oct 05, 2017
Preparing for St. Vincent de Paul’s Thanksgiving Meal
18 College of New Caledonia Professional Cooking students, along with their Instructor, Chef Ron Christian, have been hard at work this week. They have been preparing a banquet big enough to feed near...
Oct 05, 2017
Controlled Burns At Pidherny Set To Destroy Douglas Fir Beetle
The Douglas Fir Beetle will be hit with fire over the next week, in the Pidherny area as the BC Wildfire Service conducts a series of burns to try and eliminate part of the population. Trap trees were...
Oct 05, 2017
Advanced Referendum Polls Identified
The City of Prince George has established its advanced polls for the referendum on replacing Fire Hall #1 and the Four Seasons pool. The City is asking residents for approval to borrow $15 million to ...
Oct 05, 2017