Prince George

130 Lomak employees secure 'significant' wage increases by ratifying 5-year deal

PRINCE GEORGE - Employees at Lomak Bulk Carriers Corp. in Prince George have ratified a five-year collective agreement providing them with what their union is calling "significant wage increases." App...

Oct 13, 2023

Mayor Yu denounces threats made to members of Jewish community

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mayor Simon Yu has released a statement in support of Canada's Jewish community.It's in response to threats made to Jews and as Hamas called for a 'day of rage' Friday (O...

Oct 13, 2023

Fall Book Sale kicks off Friday

PRINCE GEORGE - Attention book lovers.Friends of the Prince George Public Library are hosting the Fall Book Sale starting Friday (Oct.13) at the Bob Harkins Branch in downtown Prince George.Friends me...

Oct 13, 2023

Residential School survivor supports Library's latest project

The completion of the Prince George Public Library's (PGPL) project to update subject headings regarding Indigenous documents has recently been completed, which residential school survivor Elder Cliff...

Oct 12, 2023

Coyote suspected of attacks on humans put down

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Conservation Officer Service has euthanized a coyote suspected of attacking at least six people in the downtown Prince George area.Sgt. Eamon McArthur says they caught the coyot...

Oct 12, 2023

BC Prosecution Service announces no charges following in-custody death

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Prosecution Service has announced that no charges have been approved against a member of the Prince George RCMP in connection with the death of an Indigenous person arrested and...

Oct 12, 2023

Roadworks wrapping up

PRINCE GEORGE - There were some major road works projects on sidewalk projects throughout the city in the summer. Massey Drive is just one of them. Ospika Boulevard was another. "So the metric as of t...

Oct 12, 2023

Northern BC food banks to get additional funding, allowing better access to nutritious food

PRINCE GEORGE - Along with the announcement on Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction is providing $5 million in funding to Food Banks BC and the Public Health Ass...

Oct 12, 2023

BCASW blasts Bill 34

PRINCE GEORGE - That was the stance taken by the government earlier this month, when legislation was introduced to restrict where drugs could be used publicly. No more could drug use be allowed within...

Oct 12, 2023

Prince George Spruce Kings lose game 2 of 3 game road trip

PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce Kings were defeated by the Penticton Vees last night. This becomes their second loss this week after falling to Merritt on Tuesday 6-3. The Vees and the Spruce Kings traded ...

Oct 12, 2023