Prince George

Commercial thinning a forest practicing option

PRINCE GEORGE - In the early 1960s, the Grove Fire burned a large portion of what is now the Willow River Demonstration Forest. Fifty-five hectares of that 600-hectare demonstration forest is undergoi...

Dec 10, 2020

UNBC benefiting from substantial increase in research funding

PRINCE GEORGE - New funding has bolstered a big boost in research efforts at UNBC for both faculty and students.The University of Northern BC has seen a nearly $4 million dollar increase in funding si...

Dec 10, 2020

B.C. sees deadliest day of COVID-19 on record

PRINCE GEORGE - A grim reminder of the severity of COVID-19, as a single-day record of deaths related to the virus, is shattered.BC Health Officials announced Thursday afternoon that 28 more people ha...

Dec 10, 2020

Precautionary COVID-19 outbreak continued at Gateway Lodge

PRINCE GEORGE - A precautionary COVID-19 outbreak is continuing at Gateway Lodge in Prince George.Northern Health is maintaining enhanced COVID-19 precautions on one unit there, while the earlier prec...

Dec 10, 2020

A new parking option downtown

PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has opened 62 new hourly parking spaces downtown. The new lot is located at 1079 6th Avenue, between Queensway and George Street, behind the Keg. It'll cost o...

Dec 10, 2020

Integris Credit Union closes Town Centre branch due to COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE - Integris Credit Union has closed its Town Centre branch(1532-6th Ave), including its financial planning services location (575 Victoria Street) after one of its staff members tested po...

Dec 10, 2020

Impaired driving check stops raise concerns during pandemic

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP have been conducting their annual winter impaired driving check stops. Although impaired driving check stops are a benefit to the community, some are raising con...

Dec 09, 2020

A match made in Heaven

PRINCE GEORGE - "Leave the best and take the rest." That's how Liam Parfitt, Owner of Freya Logging describes commercial thinning. It's a type of log harvesting practice that is commonplace in Europe....

Dec 09, 2020

Prince George Salvation Army feeling the effects of COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE - The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on non-profit organizations, including the local Salvation Army.And it comes at a time when the demand for their services has never been ...

Dec 09, 2020

Prohibited driver injures two officers

UPDATE: The BC Prosecution Service has issued an Unendorsed Warrant of Arrest for Justin Edward Pawluck, 37, in relation to the incident that resulted in injuries to two Prince George RCMP officers. P...

Dec 09, 2020