Prince George

SD57 turmoil: How did we get here?

PRINCE GEORGE: - There has been a lot of controversy surrounding School District 57 in recent months, some would even say in recent years.CKPG News - March 13, 2022 - Former Trustees speak outThere is...

Mar 14, 2023

New payment model for family doctors enrolls over 2,000 onto new program

PRINCE GEORGE - Over a month after the launch of a new payment model designed to recruit and retain physicians to family medicine, initial results are looking positive.Doctors of BC, a voluntary assoc...

Mar 14, 2023

Council leans toward centralized encampment model

PRINCE GEORGE - Council has approved changes to the Parks and Open Space bylaw to create a centralized encampment model, meaning the City can use the bylaw to move the unsheltered to the Lower Patrici...

Mar 13, 2023

Future is bright for policing

PRINCE GEORGE - The Superintendent of the RCMP made a presentation to Council with a break down of the stats for last year and what's on the horizon for this year.One of the more significant numbers i...

Mar 13, 2023

'I want there to be some accountability': Bekkering, Burnett speak after resigning from SD57

PRINCE GEORGE - It was an emotional move for now-former Trustee Betty Bekkering to step away from the School District 57 Board of Education.Both Bekkering and now-former trustee Gillian Burnett spoke ...

Mar 13, 2023

Family of late Dale Culver speaks out as court hearing in RCMP misconduct trial pushed back until May 2nd

PRINCE GEORGE - On July 18th 2017, 35 year old Dale Culver was riding his bike through the streets of Prince George. Local RCMP Officers responding to a complaint of a man in the area casing vehicles,...

Mar 13, 2023

All eyes on axolotls at The Exploration Place

PRINCE GEORGE- It was a large crowd at the exploration place Monday morning. All to see their Axolotls.Feeding on a diet of nightcrawler worms the amphibian is native to Lake Xochimilco and in the val...

Mar 13, 2023

Snowpack levels across BC at 94% of normal

PRINCE GEORGE - Recent data from the BC River Forecast Centre shows that BC's snow pack has increased significantly.The snow survey and water supply bulletin for March shows that the snowpack increase...

Mar 11, 2023

Community forest needs to be revisited: Mayor Yu

PRINCE GEORGE - Community forests are an idea that have been implemented in a number of communities throughout the provinces, but Prince George is one community that does not have one.At the Future of...

Mar 11, 2023

RCMP youth academy returns to Prince George

Prince George is hosting the 2023 RCMP Youth Academy in partnership with School District 57. The Youth Academy was put on hold for a few years but has resumed this spring break with 19 selected grade ...

Mar 11, 2023