Category Archives: Prince George

Former Prisoner Turned Advocate: Resident Fights for Disability Rights in Clothing
PRINCE GEORGE - Chris Duemo, a Prince George resident with a criminal past, has recently encountered a problem. He is unable to find work because of a disability, and now he is on a mission to change ...
Apr 26, 2024

Active Living Market returns to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-The Active Living Market will make its long awaited return on May 4, 2024, for the first time since 2020. Unlike previous years the market will be an outdoor market held at Lheidli T'enn...
Apr 26, 2024

Newly minted NDP Labour Critic Tours Northwest B.C. with MP Taylor Bachrach
PRINCE GEORGE-On Tuesday, NDP Labour Critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) travelled to northwest B.C. engaging with local labour leaders and touring with major employers.Meeting with Skeena-Bulkley ...
Apr 26, 2024

Theatre Northwest begins run of the final play of the 2024 season
PRINCE GEORGE- Thursday evening was opening night for Theatre Northwests final play of the 2024 season. The play is a spoof adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes & The Hound of th...
Apr 26, 2024

Days away from deadline, 1 in 4 Canadians still haven't filed taxes
PRINCE GEORGE - The tax deadline is rapidly approaching, as it's coming up on April 30, but despite that, 26% of Canadians still have not filed their taxes."Whether it's the actual act of tax filing, ...
Apr 25, 2024

"Really quite terrified:" Chetwynd reacts to ongoing fight against wildfire
CHETWYND - The Wildmare Creek wildfire impacting the community of Chetwynd continues, and at the moment it is still classified as out of control."The majority of people were really quite terrified las...
Apr 25, 2024

Hospice looks to expand into palliative care
PRINCE GEORGE - The Rotary Hospice House is home to those for whom death is imminent. The average stay for a client is 21 days. But the Society that runs the Hospice House is now looking at a palliati...
Apr 25, 2024

New report highlights fibre supply issues in BC
PRINCE GEORGE - A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is showing that increased wood pellet exports to countries like Japan is contributing to the growing loss of B.C. primary ...
Apr 25, 2024

BC SPCA to host open house on April 27 for Adopt-a-Shelter-Pet-Day
PRINCE GEORGE- April 30 is Adopt-a-Shelter-Pet-Day and the BC SPCA is celebrating by offering 50 per cent off adoption fees starting this Thursday though to Sunday, May 5. In addition BC SPCA animal c...
Apr 25, 2024

Prince George added to B.C.'s priority housing list
PRINCE GEORGE-In 2023, the Province introduced the Housing Supply Act establishing housing targets for 10 priority municipalities. Now, the program has been expanded to 20 more municipalities as the P...
Apr 25, 2024