Prince George

Some changes to senior staff wages

PRINCE GEORGE -A report back to Council around the wages and compensation for exempt staff generated a lot of discussion around Council recently. The report compared the wages and compensation for Cit...

Dec 18, 2020

Prince George makes list of most memorable power outages of 2020

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George has cracked BC Hydro's most memorable power outages list for 2020.BC Hydro says its crews responded to over 61,000 trouble calls this year in all, and some were less "rou...

Dec 18, 2020

PGDTA pens open letter to PHO calling for more school exposure information and consistency

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George District Teachers Association is bringing forward new concerns in an open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry. "It is concerning," says President of the PGDTA, Joanne Hapke. "...

Dec 17, 2020

Biodiversity at risk in PG Timber Supply Area

PRINCE GEORGE - The Forest Practices Board is concerned over biodiversity relating to old growth forests in the area may be at risk.An investigation began following a complaint about the management of...

Dec 17, 2020

United Way donation drive-thru event set for the weekend

PRINCE GEORGE - Residents may have noticed the tree on top of the Coast Inn Hotel downtown is lit up only halfway. This signals that the United Way is falling shy of its fundraising goal. Each light o...

Dec 17, 2020

A pilot program for aluminum beer cans is soon to be canned

.PRINCE GEORGE - Since July 6th of this year some people may have noticed that they were getting more for their returns at certain recycling centres. However, starting in the new year some depots acro...

Dec 17, 2020

More housing, shelter for people in need coming to Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - An early Christmas gift for people in need in Prince George as the Province has announced new homes and a new shelter for the city.The Province has announced the purchase of the Nation...

Dec 17, 2020

Area First Nations express opposition to proposed $5.6 billion petrochemical project

PRINCE GEORGE - West Coast Olefins Ltd (WCOL) and its proposed $5.6 billion petrochemical project do not have the support of two area First Nations.In a joint news release, the Lheidli T'enneh Nation ...

Dec 17, 2020

Victoria forecasts $13.6 billion deficit

VICTORIA - The provincial government is forecasting a provincial deficit of $13.6 billion in its Fall 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update. Victoria says that includes an additional $2 billion for new COVI...

Dec 17, 2020

Northern Health COVID numbers continue to rise as BC tops 44,000 cases

VICTORIA - There are 640 new cases of COVID-19 in BC for a total of 44,103. The new cases today include 47 in Northern Health. The Province also reported 24 new deaths related to COVID-19 bringing tha...

Dec 16, 2020