Category Archives: Prince George

Recent cold weather spurt may cause higher heating bills for residents in Northern BC
PRINCE GEORGE- With Cold temperatures comes pricy heating bills. So far this Winter season Fortis BC has moved more than 4.5 petajoules of energy through its system which is 46 percent more than norma...
Feb 01, 2022

Mayor still hopeful for complex care for PG
PRINCE GEORGE - "Certainly the 13 of us [in the BC Urban Mayors' Caucus] are of the opinion that complex care needs to be provided throughout the province. And whether that's four or five locations th...
Feb 01, 2022

The City of PG breaks the ice
PRINCE GEORGE - The city has implemented a new tool to fight ice buildup on walkways this winter. City crews aim this new tool to help ease things annoyed with those fed up with slippery sidewalks. As...
Feb 01, 2022

Snowfall warning in place for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George is in for some heavy as Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the city. 10 cm is expected to fall throughout the day tomorrow (Wednesday). The warning is al...
Feb 01, 2022

Simon Lodge Care Facility is dealing with COVID-19 cluster
PRINCE GEORGE - Some staff and clients at the Simon Fraser Lodge complex care facility near UNHBC have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Medical Health Officers are closely monitoring a cluster of confirme...
Feb 01, 2022

Strong links between housing and economic development shown in new online portal: CDI
PRINCE GEORGE - When you're moving or thinking about moving communities something you may be interested in is the housing situation, or the population at your chosen destination.Now all of that data f...
Jan 31, 2022

Local woman pursues her dreams in the trucking industry
PRINCE GEORGE - PG has created opportunities for many people and industries including one local woman whose dream was to work with her family in the trucking industry. Ashley Sidhu is a young woman wh...
Jan 31, 2022

Simon Fraser Bridge repairs are underway.
PRINCE GEORGE - The Simon Fraser Bridge travel will be down to two lanes for several months. Traffic is rerouted to the northbound side while the work is being done. The $20.5 million upgrades are ear...
Jan 31, 2022

Milk and paper beverage containers become part of the deposit system
PRINCE GEORGE - Tomorrow, milk and plant-based beverage containers will be part of the BC deposit program. A 10 cent deposit will be added to ready-to-drink milk and plant-based beverages, like oat mi...
Jan 31, 2022

Dr. Geoff Payne working through the process
PRINCE GEORGE - Back in October 2020, the Board of Governors for UNBC voted unanimously to extend the interim president status for Dr. Geoff Payne to August of this year. But recently, the Board chang...
Jan 31, 2022