Category Archives: Prince George

Flag raising marks beginning of Pride Week in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A flag raising took place at City Hall Friday morning to mark the beginning of Pride Week in Prince George.Mayor of Prince George Simon Yu was joined by other city councillors outside ...
Jul 05, 2024

City of Prince George to receive critical infrastructure funding
PRINCE GEORGE - Three levels of government say they've finalized a deal that will provide more than $1.6 billion in federal funding over the next five years to communities in British Columbia, to buil...
Jul 05, 2024

Street Dealers' Inability to Control Fentanyl Doses Leads to Fatalities
PRINCE GEORGE - Fentanyl is a powerful opioid. Just a few grains the size of sand can be fatal, as was the case recently when a youth lost their life due to an overdose. After a local teenager tragica...
Jul 05, 2024

Hometown basketball hero added to UNBC Timberwolves Wall of Honour
PRINCE GEORGE-The UNBC Timberwolves are recognizing Tyrell Laing to The Wall of Honour for his efforts on the basketball court.The Prince George product began his career in 2016. While a rocky season ...
Jul 05, 2024

A busy night for PG Fire Rescue
PRINCE GEORGE - Thursday night (July 4) was a busy one for Prince George Fire Rescue as they responded to two structure fires.First, crews from two fire halls responded to a structure fire at Mocassin...
Jul 05, 2024

Year-over-year unemployment down substantially in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A big drop in the year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George. According to Statistics Canada, it was 4.4 per cent in June 2024, down from 8.8 per cent in June 2023. Labour Analy...
Jul 05, 2024

31 bus shelters to be upgraded
PRINCE GEORGE-BC Transit and the City of Prince George are upgrading 31 new bus shelters over the next month. Beginning July 8, the existing shelters will hae their glass panels removed before the res...
Jul 05, 2024

Don't leave your animals in the car this summer
PRINCE GEORGE-As the weather begins to heat up with expected highs above thirty degrees over the weekend, the BC SPCA is reminding everyone to not leave their pets in a vehicle."We hear it all the tim...
Jul 05, 2024
UNBC assistant professor makes groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum physics
PRINCE GEORGE-A Physics professor at UNBC was part of a team of researchers who discovered something that was thought to not exist. In their paper titled "Experimental observation of repulsively bound...
Jul 05, 2024

Incoming heat wave could mean good things for local business
PRINCE GEORGE - An impending heat wave has many community members preparing for the heat, which has local businesses like Canadian Tire anticipating a big boost in sales."We're starting to get some ac...
Jul 04, 2024