Category Archives: Prince George
New $21M wildfire equipment depot opens in Prince George ahead of 2026 wildfire season
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's wildfire service is getting a major boost ahead of the 2026 fire season. A new, larger equipment depot in Prince George is now operational, and officials say it coul...
Mar 20, 2026
Annual spring clean-up event to be held April 26
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is inviting residents to celebrate the new season and show their community pride by taking part in the annual Spring Clean Up event on Sunday, April 26 from 1...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Prince George)
City launching workforce survey to 'understand employer and workforce needs'
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George says they have launched a workforce survey to better understand the experiences, challenges, and needs of local employers and workforce participants.According...
Mar 20, 2026 Prince George City Hall (Image Credit: CKPGToday.ca Staff)
Alcohol sales continue to drop as younger generation stays away
PRINCE GEORGE - A Statistics Canada report says alcohol sales in the 2024-25 fiscal year saw the biggest decline in sales since it began tracking this stats 20 years ago. "Overall, liquor authorities ...
Mar 19, 2026
Security camera pilot project sees success in early months
PRINCE GEORGE - At the City of Prince George's final Committee of Public Safety meeting earlier this week, the Prince George Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Prince George presented the data on its se...
Mar 19, 2026 Downtown Prince George says in two months
'I'm not giving up': Sexual abuse cases has many twists and turns
PRINCE GEORGE - On March 18, CKPG News told the story of Nicholas Harrison, who says he was sexually abused for years as a child, at Sacred Heart School in Prince George. Years later, Harrison began r...
Mar 19, 2026 The cover of Nicholas Harrison's book, ”Safe Space: A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force”
Bear prep already underway
PRINCE GEORGE - With the snow gone and the temperatures starting to rise, folks with City Bylaw Services and the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) are gearing up for bear season already. The fac...
Mar 19, 2026 Bear Season
Avalanche warning issued for Central Rockies - Two dead in recent weeks
PRINCE GEORGE - A Special Public Avalanche Warning is in effect across the central Rockies, following two fatal avalanche incidents in the past two weeks.Avalanche Canada, along with Parks Canada, Alb...
Mar 19, 2026
New Wendy's location in the Hart opens, creating 49 new jobs
PRINCE GEORGE - A new Wendy's restaurant has opened in Prince George, the first one to open in the city, since 1989.The new location is at the intersection of Highway 97 and Austin Road beside the Har...
Mar 19, 2026 Prince George Mayor Simon Yu, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie Kiel Giddens, and Todd Lewis of Family Fast Foods Ltd., cut the ribbon for the grand opening of a new Wendy's restaurant in the Hart on March 19, 2026.
Prince George bowlers win provincial gold, head to National Championships in Winnipeg
PRINCE GEORGE - Kyra Thurston and Jacinda Trenholm, two bowlers from Prince George, are gaining recognition across the country. They play for the Nechako Bowling senior girls' doubles team and recentl...
Mar 19, 2026