Category Archives: Prince George

New PHO results in work stoppages
PRINCE GEORGE - Two days ago, the Provincial Health Office issued a new Order impacting five major projects across Northern BC, Coastal GasLink being one of them. "As of now, to comply with the Order,...
Jan 14, 2021

Exploration Place calls on green thumbs
PRINCE GEORGE - The folks at Exploration Place are calling on the city's green thumbs. "We are going to transform what everyone knew as our atrium into a paleo-botany hall," says Tracy Calogheros, CEO...
Jan 14, 2021

New Icebreaker demolishes compact ice on roadways
.PRINCE GEORGE - When some people hear the word "Icebreaker" their thoughts may wander to visions of a vessel that is designed to sail through an ice-covered ocean. Recently a local road maintenance c...
Jan 14, 2021

YXS reports drop of 64% in passenger numbers in 2020 due to COVID-19
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Airport Authority (PGAA) has released its final passenger numbers for 2020, and due to COVID-19, they're not pretty. Just over 176 thousand passengers passed through ...
Jan 14, 2021

Norwood St. house fire causes extensive damage
PRINCE GEORGE- Fifteen firefighters from three halls were called to a house fire at around 7 this morning, in the 2100 block of Norwood Street. Crews arrived to find flames coming through the roof. On...
Jan 14, 2021

Sister of PG homicide victim makes public plea: 'someone knows something'
PRINCE GEORGE - It's been nearly two weeks since Elie Eric Blanchard was killed in Prince George's first homicide of 2021.The man who was 50-years-old when he was killed mostly went by Eric, says his ...
Jan 14, 2021

Rayleigh scattering creating impressive sunrises and sunsets
PRINCE GEORGE - In recent weeks CKPG Today has received several impressive photos of spectacular sunrises and sunsets from its followers online and on TV. We talked to a local meteorologist to find ou...
Jan 13, 2021

CNC seeks public input for strategic plan
PRINCE GEORGE - The College of New Caledonia's five-year strategic plan continues to take shape.It all started last June when it launched its public engagement process. That process identified some ke...
Jan 13, 2021

WATCH: Ryan Reynolds sends heartfelt message to PG boy
PRINCE GEORGE - The callout to Ryan Reynolds has worked for a Prince George boy battling chronic disease!11-year-old Brody Dery is in Vancouver getting chemotherapy treatments as he battles stage 3B H...
Jan 13, 2021

Possible COVID-19 exposure event on WestJet flight out of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says there's been a possible COVID-19 exposure event on a flight out of Prince George.It took place January 1 on WestJet flight 3282 from Prin...
Jan 13, 2021