Category Archives: Prince George

Horton receives BC Medal of Good Citizenship for work during pandemic
PRINCE GEORGE - You may know him as the drive-in guy, or the crazy hat guy, or just Dave Horton, for many reasons including all listed above the Prince George local was honoured for his contributions ...
Mar 24, 2022

Coldsnap returns this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - Coldsnap 2022 starts Friday, and The Prince George Folkfest Society is thrilled.After a brief hiatus, the week-long winter music festival is making its return. After line up and venue ...
Mar 24, 2022

Low-income housing for Indigenous peoples ready for move-in
PRINCE GEORGE - Fifty new low-income homes for Indigenous peoples are now ready for move-in."There is an urgent need for affordable homes for Indigenous families and individuals in Prince George, and ...
Mar 24, 2022

Power restored to most of Robson Valley, Valemount thanks to biodiesel back-up generator, IPP's
MCBRIDE - Power to most BC Hydro customers in the Robson Valley and through the Valemount corridor has been restored after the McBride biodiesel backup generator, and several Independent Power Produce...
Mar 24, 2022

City apologizes for encampment removal; withdraws appeal case
PRINCE GEORGE-The City of Prince George has released an apology for "causing harm to vulnerable citizens." This is in relation to when city officials used heavy equipment to remove portions of the Low...
Mar 24, 2022

Prince George gets 97 new affordable child care spaces
PRINCE GEORGE - The ChildCareBC Plan is welcoming five new child care sites in northern B.C. into the $10 a day child care program. Prince George will see 97 new spaces open for children (12 infant-to...
Mar 24, 2022

UNBC panel series on climate change and environment gets underway
PRINCE GEORGE - Students from the University of Northern BC are leading discussions this week on climate change and sustainability practices for BC, and more specifically Prince George.The panels are ...
Mar 23, 2022

Council UBCM resolutions addressed
PRINCE GEORGE - The relationship between Crown and the local police force has been strained of late, prompting the first resolution Council sent to the Union of BC Municipalities in September. It seek...
Mar 23, 2022

Utility repair operation to close section of 15th Ave downtown
PRINCE GEORGE - Motorists beware. The City of Prince George says a section of 15th Avenue will be closed for a utility repair operation starting tomorrow (Mar.24). The city says both eastbound lanes a...
Mar 23, 2022

Flagging truck involved in crash south of Quesnel
PRINCE GEORGE - An accident that closed Highway 97 south of Quesnel for several hours in both ways on Tuesday afternoon involved a flagging truck according to Emcon Services Inc.RCMP say there were no...
Mar 23, 2022