Category Archives: Prince George

Local man arrested after swimming across Nechako River to escape police
PRINCE GEORGE- Joshua Alexander Neumann was arrested on Saturday afternoon after swimming across the icy Nechako River in an attempt to escape police. Police responded to multiple reports of break and...
Nov 15, 2021

City to pursue emergency response centre
PRINCE GEORGE - The wildfires of recent years has prompted Mayor and Council to look at establishing an emergency response and coordination centre in Prince George. "What we're talking about is the wh...
Nov 15, 2021

No vaccination mandate for SD57 workers
PRINCE GEORGE- School District 57 has announced it will not be implementing a vaccine mandate for it's staff members at this time. SD57 Board Chair, Sharel Warrington says the decision to follow the f...
Nov 15, 2021

Investigators probe Pioneer Avenue garage fire
PRINCE GEORGE - Crews from two halls were called out just after 3 this morning to a garage fire on Pioneer Avenue. The fire was quickly contained to the garage, attached to a single family home. No on...
Nov 15, 2021

Weather alerts and warnings across the province today
PRINCE GEORGE- The weather is causing all kinds of headaches this morning . There's a highway alert in effect for 100 Mile House, with strong gusty winds today and tonight. A snowfall warning is in ef...
Nov 15, 2021

PG Humane Society's new program “Keep Pet and People Together.”
PRINCE GEORGE - During the pandemic, pets have been the foundation of joy for many. For other pet parents, bonding with their animals is complicated. Prince George Humane Society has launched a new pr...
Nov 13, 2021

Chillin for charity with UNBC JDC West
PRINCE GEORGE Chillin' For Charity is an annual event hosted by the UNBC's JDC West team to fundraise money for their charity of choice. The event entails the chance to dunk a student into a pool of i...
Nov 13, 2021

Local mother outraged after Province monopolizes autism funding
PRINCE GEORGE - Not long ago, the province announced the funding model for children diagnosed with autism in BC would be changing.Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean called it an im...
Nov 12, 2021

New study finds no association with legalized cannabis and traffic injuries
PRINCE GEORGE-It's been more than three years since Canada legalized recreational marijuana.Along with it, only a handful of countries and some U.S. states allow recreational use. However, prior to th...
Nov 12, 2021

Tree of Lights makes rooftop debut
PRINCE GEORGE- United Way of Northern BC has lifted the Tree of Lights to the roof of the Coast Prince George Hotel. It's the campaigns third year in Prince George, and is aimed at bringing joy and ho...
Nov 12, 2021