Category Archives: Prince George

Minimum wage rises in British Columbia
PRINCE GEORGE- The minimum wage in British Columbia rose to $15.65 per hour today, a 45-cent jump that will impact up to six percent of employees in the province.The change is expected to be welcomed ...
Jun 1, 2022

UNBC launches new accessibility initiative
PRINCE GEORGE - For most people, moving about the community comes without hindrance. But it's not the case for many. Those with a disability. "I don't look like I'm visually impaired because I don't u...
Jun 1, 2022

Heat dome preparedness can be your best defence
PRINCE GEORGE - An extreme heatwave affected much of BC from late June to July last year. The record-breaking heat led to the death of nearly 600 people in the province. When people think of North Cen...
Jun 1, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for 15 years after pleading guilty in death of Christin West
PRINCE GEORGE - Dennis Daniel Gladue has been sentenced to life without being eligible for parole for 15 years after pleading guilty in the death of Christin West.West was found deceased on August 7, ...
Jun 1, 2022

New funding supports deafblind people in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A new initiative will improve the quality of life for British Columbians living with hearing and sight loss, known as deafblindness.CNIB Deafblind Community Services, a non-profit orga...
Jun 1, 2022

BC Liberal Caucus slams NDP over Emergency department closures across the province
VICTORIA - The BC Liberal Caucus has released a scathing statement today about the state of emergency room closures across the province. Communities in Northern Health were hit especially hard. Fort S...
Jun 1, 2022

To Your Health: General Supplements
PRINCE GEORGE-In 2015 Stats Canada reported that just over 47 per cent of Canadians over the age of 19 consumed nutritional supplements in the previous month. They are very prolific in our lives in cu...
Jun 1, 2022

SD57 Trustees 'reluctantly' pass budget for 2022/23
PRINCE GEORGE - After a lengthy discussion around the stagnant funding from the BC government, a balanced budget was passed for School District 57.The flat funding from the province amidst ballooning ...
May 31, 2022

Federal government proposes bill to limit handguns
PRINCE GEORGE- Less than a month after the federal government introduced Bill C7, which makes it mandatory that all firearms sales must be recorded and kept for 20 years. This week, the federal govern...
May 31, 2022

National Sixties Scoop Exhibit Coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - - The Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta is partnering with libraries across BC to tour their national exhibit, including a stop at the Prince George Public Library on June 1,...
May 31, 2022