Category Archives: Prince George

McLeod Lake Indian Band wants to stop baby moose hunt
PRINCE GEORGE - "Our nation learned last month that the BC Government is planning a calf moose hunt in our traditional territory as part of this year's hunting season. The trial, or experiment as we c...
May 21, 2021

Motorcycle crash claims life of 65-year-old man
PRINCE GEORGE - One person is dead following a motorcycle accident.Prince George RCMP say it happened on May 11 at around 8:30 p.m. on Highway 97 S near the Woodpecker rest stop."Initial reports state...
May 21, 2021

PG Legion excluded from the circuit breaker business relief grant
PRINCE GEORGE - In a letter to the Premier, the Royal Canadian Legion has asked why John Horgan chose to exclude legions from the Circuit Breaker Grant Program, despite them being impacted by health o...
May 21, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Data released on COVID-19 vaccinations in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - After the Ministry of Health could not release up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination numbers, CKPG News has obtained data about the state of vaccinations in Prince George.According to data r...
May 20, 2021

Rare 'witches cauldron' mushroom found in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE-- A rare fungus that's commonly found in northern Europe has now been spotted in various parts of Prince George. It's so rare, that's its not even on the official list of fungi in Britis...
May 20, 2021

Council approves resolutions for UBCM
PRINCE GEORGE - "The RCMP are arresting people and a lot of time they get let off because the Crown doesn't have the time or won't pursue the charges. So the RCMP are frustrated as well."That was Coun...
May 20, 2021

Glyphosate remains in forest plant tissues for a decade or more
.PRINCE GEORGE - Since the early 1980s, the herbicide glyphosate has been used in BC's forest industry to suppress the growth of the broad-leafed plant. A recent report has found that residues persist...
May 20, 2021

RCMP arrest erratic driver
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties arrested an erratic driver on Tuesday.Prince George RCMP Cst. Jennifer Cooper says it all started at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when police received multiple 9-1-1 calls from con...
May 20, 2021

Telus STORYHIVE announces open call for Prince George and Northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - If you have an idea, Telus STORYHIVE wants to fund it.The initiative announced $5,000 grants allocated for Prince George and Northern BC with the hopes of helping local filmmakers turn...
May 19, 2021

Coastal Gaslink using helicopters to get to work sites
PRINCE GEORGE - It hasn't been easy to get to work this spring for hundreds of Coastal Gaslink workers around Prince George.A wet fall, along with a start to the spring that has been far from dry has ...
May 19, 2021