Category Archives: Prince George

Colourful Banners line the Gateway
PRINCE GEORGE - For nearly thirty years, the Gateway Business Association continues to take steps to improve the look of the streetscape near their business. This year, 17 companies located on Highway...
Aug 10, 2021

Vaccine passports could create barriers for unhoused people; local advocates say
PRINCE GEORGE-Vaccine passports continue to be a hot topic in Canada as Manitoba and Quebec began rolling out their own passport program in their provinces.British Columbia hasn't ruled out the possib...
Aug 10, 2021

B.C. reporting 395 new cases of COVID-19 including 15 in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE- The province is reporting 395 new cases of COVID-19 making the active total number of cases in B.C. 3,284. Of the active cases, 71 individuals are in hospital and 23 are in intensive ca...
Aug 10, 2021

Local woman makes teddy bears for people around the world
PRINCE GEORGE - Janice Merwin, a local Prince George woman, has been making teddy bears for almost a decade. "My first teddy bear was made in memory of my sister-in-law Cathy, made out of her mink coa...
Aug 10, 2021

Salmon Valley Fire Department Recruiting
PRINCE GEORGE - The Salmon Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a little different than the dozen others around Prince George. That's because more than two-thirds of the firefighters are women and an e...
Aug 10, 2021

Brothers Inn expands reach with U-Haul
PRINCE GEORGE - U-Haul Company (Canada) LLC is pleased to announce that Brothers Inn signed on as a U-Haul neighbourhood dealer to serve the Prince George community.Brothers Inn at 2301 Northwood Pulp...
Aug 10, 2021

Community Futures Takes a 2nd annual LEAP for women
PRINCE GEORGE - Community Futures Fraser Fort George, with funding from Western Economic Diversification, is holding its 2nd annual LEAP Conference for Women from October 26- 28th. The hybrid conferen...
Aug 10, 2021

B.C. reporting 1,079 new cases of COVID-19 over a three day period
PRINCE GEORGE- The province of B.C. reported 293 new cases of COVID-19 on August 8th & 9th bringing the total number of cases over a three day period to 1,079. There are currently 3,036 active cas...
Aug 09, 2021

Sacred & Strong
PRINCE GEORGE - "Between May 2017 and December 2018, over 2,380 families shared their stories through the truth-gathering process of the National Inquiry into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women...
Aug 09, 2021

PG Fire Centre braces for the return of hot and dry weather
PRINCE GEORGE - Recent rain and cooler weather helped dial down the wildfire risk in the PG Fire Centre, however, the return to hot ,drier weather by mid-week could quickly change that scenario . The ...
Aug 09, 2021