Category Archives: Prince George

Northern BC Tourism partners with Community Futures
PRINCE GEORGE - According to government figures, tourism generated a direct contribution to BC's gross domestic product of $8.3 billion in 2018, an increase of three percent over 2017 and 42.1 percent...
Feb 11, 2021

Canadian 211 Day
.PRINCE GEORGE - The 211 phone service is a national United Way initiative to deliver support with information that improves access to local health, social, and government services. One of the officia...
Feb 11, 2021

12 new infants and toddlers spots ready for March
.PRINCE GEORGE - For some parents, there's an ongoing struggle to find infant and toddler daycare spots.However, the Columbus Community Centre in College Heights has recognized the demand and has take...
Feb 11, 2021

Stolen hockey cards recovered
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties are thanking a "sharp-eyed member of the public" for helping police recover some stolen hockey cards.As CKPG reported earlier this week, the "high end" cards were stolen...
Feb 11, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Jubilee Lodge declared over
PRINCE GEORGE - The COVID-19 outbreak at Jubilee Lodge in Prince George has been declared over.Northern Health first declared the outbreak in mid-December. In total, there were a total of 48 confirmed...
Feb 11, 2021

City launches poverty reduction survey
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is seeking public input that will inform actions aimed at reducing poverty and increasing understanding of how poverty affects the whole community. "There are...
Feb 11, 2021

Record year for overdose deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA - 2020 was the worst year in terms of lives lost due to drug overdoses in B.C.The BC Coroners Service says 1,716 people died due to illicit drugs last year, a 74 per cent increase over 2019. ...
Feb 11, 2021

Brink helps re-ignite 'Rally For Brody' with $10k donation, commits to match more dollars from you
PRINCE GEORGE - You may remember 11-year-old Brody Dery who is battling Stage 3B Hodgkins Lymphoma and Crohn's disease.Now John Brink has re-ignited a fundraising campaign with a donation of $10k, and...
Feb 10, 2021

Vulnerable population left outside not for a lack of open beds: BC Housing
PRINCE GEORGE - A visual that has drawn concerns from many in Prince George since the extreme cold set in throughout the region and here in Prince George, vulnerable parts of the population left outsi...
Feb 10, 2021

There is still hope for future weddings
. PRINCE GEORGE - A local wedding store is seeing some optimistic newlyweds planning for small spring weddings. Even though the provincial health office hasn't eased up health restrictions yet. For so...
Feb 10, 2021