Category Archives: Prince George

No seed shortage - Yet
.PRINCE GEORGE - This is the time of year many green thumbs are looking over catalogs or cruising the aisle at their local garden store for seeds.Last spring vegetable seed sellers saw a demand for th...
Jan 22, 2021

Urban Mayor Caucus highlights common issues
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbians have heard time and again that the issues that wrack Prince George's downtown are not unique to this community. We see and hear about homeless camps in Kelowna, tent...
Jan 22, 2021

Injured hiker makes best of bad situation
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George woman who suffered a broken leg while out on a hike near Fort St James last weekend has made the best out of a difficult situation.Shannon Keeping was out hiking with a...
Jan 22, 2021

Death toll at UHNBC's Internal Medine Unit reaches 5
PRINCE GEORGE - Five people have now died in connection to the Covid-19 outbreak at UHNBC's Internal Medicine Unit. Twenty patients and 12 staff have tested positive for the virus since the outbreak w...
Jan 22, 2021

Overdose alert - "Benzos" contaminating street drugs
PRINCE GEORGE - A health alert has been issued by Northern Health that has potentially deadly consequences for drug users.According to the health authority, illicit benzodiazepines or "Benzos," contin...
Jan 22, 2021

PG dental community mourning loss of pioneer
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George dental community is mourning the loss of a pioneer, and one of the reasons dental care in the city is the way you see it today.Dr. Frank Lo passed away this week at t...
Jan 21, 2021

Fire across the street from Southridge Elementary School in College Heights
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue were dispatched to a fire at Southridge Estates, a condo complex across the street from Southridge Elementary School in College Heights this afternoon.It brok...
Jan 21, 2021

Bunkhouse build program helps Scouts Group
.PRINCE GEORGE - For the second year in a row, Kopar Administration LTD and a local Scouts Canada group have teamed up to build another round of Bunkhouses for its regional scouts' campsites. The Kopa...
Jan 21, 2021

SD57 Superintendent on leave with no timeline to return
PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 Superintendent Anita Richardson has gone on leave confirmed to CKPG News by School Board Chair Trent Derrick."I can confirm she is on leave at the moment and Deputy ...
Jan 21, 2021

Taxpayers Federation seeks recall for civic officials
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC arm of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is seeking to have local politicians added to the list of those who can be recalled under provincial legislation. "More and more money a...
Jan 21, 2021