Category Archives: Prince George

Downtown Business Association wants action on crime
PRINCE GEORGE - "Our businesses are just trying to stay afloat and keep themselves and their doors open." That was Teri Smith, President of the Business Improvement Areas of BC, the organization that ...
Sep 13, 2022

Lisa Mitchell runs for mayor
PRINCE GEORGE - Lisa Mitchell says she wants to affect change quickly and has to do that from the Mayor's chair. She identified the social issues in the city as her top priority. "The situation, the w...
Sep 13, 2022

Samra Zafar named keynote speaker for LEAP Conference
PRINCE GEORGE - The LEAP Conference for Women is being hosted in Prince George this year and Samra Zafar has been announced as a keynote speaker. Zafar was named one of Canada's "Top 100 Most Powerful...
Sep 13, 2022

City to throw free party to honour frontline workers
PRINCE GEORGE - Mark the evening of October 22 on your calendar. That's the night the city will throw a free party at CN Centre to honour the work of frontline workers over the past two-and-a-half yea...
Sep 13, 2022

PG Salon welcomes Ukrainian hairstylist
PRINCE GEORGE - Over the last several months, Ukrainian families have made their way into Canada, looking for a new way of life. They come with varying skill sets, including one who arrived in Prince ...
Sep 12, 2022

Northern BC is losing incumbent mayors
PRINCE GEORGE - It was at the tail end of the August 15th regular Council that Lyn Hall revealed his intentions to not run for a third term as the Mayor of Prince George. And he has joined a long list...
Sep 12, 2022

Former SD57 employee running for trustee position
PRINCE GEORGE - A former employee with the Prince George School District is taking a run at a trustee seat this fall.Erica McLean spent eight years as a community school coordinator in School District...
Sep 12, 2022

The best riders in PG launch themselves at Jump Jam.
PRINCE GEORGE - Nearly three hundred spectators made their way into Pidherny bike park to watch some top mountain bikers compete in the second annual Jump Jam bike jumping competition. Close to thirty...
Sep 12, 2022

'We can do better' says Skakun in re-election bid
PRINCE GEORGE - Brian Skakun says transparency is one of his top priorities as he runs for re-election to city council. He says he voices his concerns fervently until they are addressed and says he ma...
Sep 12, 2022

Quesnel council shoots down supportive housing proposal
QUESNEL - A proposed redevelopment of the Ramada Hotel at 383 St. Laurent Avenue was shot down at Quesnel city council this week due to "public concerns".BC Housing proposed renovating the Ramada Hote...
Sep 11, 2022