Prince George

Single-use plastics ban coming to PG?

PRINCE GEORGE - It was exactly the signal City Councillor Murry Krause was waiting for. The Province has given local governments carte blanche to introduce bans on single-use plastics. The provincial ...

Jul 28, 2021

RCMP seek wanted PG man

PRINCE GEORGE - Update: RCMP say Platt has been located.Earlier: Local Mounties are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man from Prince George.RCMP says 40-year-old Michael Douglas Platt is...

Jul 28, 2021

'This is not the right place for it,': Pineview residents upset at possibility of new Westcoast Olefins plant

PRINCE GEORGE- After failed attempts to build proposed Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Recovery Projects in Prince George, McLeod Lake, and Kitimat, plans are being put into place to try and build it in Pin...

Jul 28, 2021

B.C. Health Officials and Northern Health set to host telephone townhall for P.G., Burns Lake, and Vanderhoof

PRINCE GEORGE - People who live in Prince George, Burns Lake, and Vanderhoof are invited to participate in a COVID-19 telephone townhall. The province says this is your opportunity to learn more and a...

Jul 28, 2021

MVI closes Highway 16 at Lower Mud River Rd

PRINCE GEORGE -Update: RCMP say one person died in this morning's crash. Cst. Jennifer Cooper confirming the deceased was the person riding the motorcycle.Earlier: The highway has reopened says the RC...

Jul 28, 2021

Campfire ban lifted for Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - Good news as we head into the long weekend, campfires are now allowed in Prince George and in Northwest Fire Centres. A campfire is any fire smaller than 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres ...

Jul 28, 2021

Indigenous overdose response fund applications open for northern communities

PRINCE GEORGE - The Pounds Project has partnered with the First Nations Health Authority for a new approach in resolving the opioid crisis. The Northern Indigenous Opioid Response Fund is now open for...

Jul 27, 2021

Donors make CRRT machines a reality

PRINCE GEORGE - Another succesful healthcare fundraising campaign in Prince George put on by Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.The #SafeatHome Fund was launched in March 2020 and support from ...

Jul 27, 2021

Three arrested in relation to 2016 homicide investigation

PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties have arrested three people in relation to a homicide that occurred in 2016 in Prince George.Prince George RCMP Cst. Jennifer Cooper says on July 23, the RCMP's Serious C...

Jul 27, 2021

Council questions pool cost overruns

PRINCE GEORGE - Plenty of questions to staff from Council around cost overruns on the new pool project.In December of 2020, the primer-coated structural steel arrived for the project, but by early 202...

Jul 26, 2021