Prince George

Prince George the most dangerous city in B.C. for black bears says report

PRINCE GEORGE- A new report this week revealed the deadliest communities for bears in British Columbia.Prince George ranked first with a shocking 36 confirmed Black bear kills in 2021. A stat the Nort...

Jul 8, 2022

No criminality involved in bank crash

PRINCE GEORGE - Clean up continues at the Royal Bank on Massey Drive after a vehicle drove through the front door this morning.Prince George RCMP say it happened at 6:05 a.m. and attribute it to drive...

Jul 8, 2022

New supportive housing opens

PRINCE GEORGE - This facility is brand new. Twenty units of supportive housing units located on First Avenue. The facility is owned by BC Housing, but it will be run in partnership with Active Support...

Jul 8, 2022

B.C. health officials recommend a fall booster for COVID-19

B.C. health officials Friday issued a recommendation that eligible residents receive a fall booster for COVID-19 in the fall.This comes as B.C. is seeing a rise in the Omicron BA.5 variant, Acting Pro...

Jul 8, 2022

A slight increase in PG's unemployment rate for June

PRINCE GEORGE- Slightly more people were looking for work here , contributing to a rise in PG's jobless rate at 5.3 percent last month, compared to 4.4 percent in May. We're still sitting pretty year ...

Jul 8, 2022

Recruitment issues continue in the north

PRINCE GEORGE - A significant shortage of Environmental Public Health staff in the North is requiring Northern Health to temporarily focus on areas of the highest potential risk to public health, whil...

Jul 7, 2022

Wildfire season expected to heat up in July

PRINCE GEORGE - After a June full of rain, the start of the Wildfire season has been slow.However, that's not expected to last for much longer. The BC Wildfire Service provided a seasonal forecast tod...

Jul 7, 2022

Potters' Guild receives BC Arts Council money

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Potters' Guild is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a major grant from the BC Arts Council through the Arts Infrastructure Program. The Guild will rece...

Jul 7, 2022

Petition on 490 Brunswick has thousands of signatories

PRINCE GEORGE - A petition can be found in a number of businesses around the Fifth and Brunswick area of downtown. It asks that the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction not re-located ...

Jul 7, 2022

Be 'Bear Aware' urges Northern Bear Awareness Society

ckpgPRINCE GEORGE-The Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) is urging Prince George residents to be more bear aware.According to the Fur Bearers, every year on average 33 bears are killed in Prince G...

Jul 7, 2022