Category Archives: Prince George

Prince George teen wins national pageant, advocates for youth mental health
PRINCE GEORGE - 17 year old Prince George teen Brynn Muncey was recently crowned as the new Miss Teen Western Canada during the National Personality Pageants Canada competition."It was actually so inc...
Aug 14, 2024

Softwood Lumber duties "unfair"
PRINCE GEORGE - Every year, BC lumber producers ship roughly $4 billion worth of lumber into the United States. But American producers have convinced the US Commerce Department to impose two forms of ...
Aug 14, 2024

WestJet says flight cancellations post-hailstorm to continue for 'foreseeable future'
CALGARY - WestJet says it will be issuing flight cancellations ``for the foreseeable future'' after planes were damaged by a Calgary hailstorm last week, upending travel plans for thousands of passeng...
Aug 14, 2024

Cancer Centre for the North goes greener
PRINCE GEORGE - Health care is one of the least environmentally-friendly industries out there, with a long list of items that wind up in landfills, such as latex gloves and masks. But there is a move ...
Aug 14, 2024

BC Greens call on government to implement proposed Clean Air Act
PRINCE GEORGE - As British Columbia faces yet another summer of smoky skies and air quality alerts, the BC Green Party is calling for urgent action to protect the health of British Columbians.Wildfire...
Aug 14, 2024

Vehicle accident causes power outage in the bowl
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro is reporting a power outage in the west bowl area of Prince George Wednesday morning (Aug.14).The outage for 1,783 customers occurred at approximately 8:40 a.m. Witnesses repo...
Aug 14, 2024

BC United promises biggest tax cut in province's history
PRINCE GEORGE - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon made a huge announcement today, as he is promising the biggest middle-class tax cut in British Columbia's history."This is the largest middle-class tax cu...
Aug 13, 2024

Family frustrated with city's response to fallen tree
PRINCE GEORGE - A local homeowner is frustrated with the response from the city after a tree in a greenbelt fell onto their home.Sean Rhoads mother's home was damaged by a tree back on July 19, causin...
Aug 13, 2024

UPDATE: RCMP make arrests during proactive enforcement at residence on Vancouver & 11th
UPDATE: The Prince George RCMP Problem Orientated Policing Team (POP) and Downtown Safety Unit, with the assistance of the North District RCMP's Emergency Response Team (ERT) have taken eight people i...
Aug 13, 2024

WIRL remarkable resilience in light of explosion
PRINCE GEORGE - When an explosion rocked the University of Northern British Columbia's Wood Innovation Research Laboratory (WIRL) one year ago, the first concerns were for safety and wellbeing, but th...
Aug 13, 2024