Prince George

SD57 Board of Education approves modest remuneration increase

PRINCE GEORGE - A 3.1 per cent increase to remuneration was approved by the School District No. 57 Board of Trustees on Tuesday (Nov. 24).The increase will see a mere $55 in the pocket of each of the ...

Nov 26, 2020

Local dance studio closed to the ever-changing health orders

.PRINCE GEORGE - Almost daily, British Columbians are given updates from health officials on how the pandemic is affecting the province. With the orders so fluid, one local business owner says they ca...

Nov 26, 2020

New #HolidayPG social media campaign set to reward you for shopping local

PRINCE GEORGE - You may get lucky enough to walk away with a gift card to local businesses in a new initiative from the Prince George Chamber of CommerceThe new campaign, with the hashtag #HolidayPG, ...

Nov 26, 2020

Prince George man wins $50K playing Scratch & Win

PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George man is $50,000 richer after purchasing a winning Casino Royale II Scratch & Win ticket.Douglas Van Dyke bought the ticket at the PG Grocery Express on Strathcona Av...

Nov 26, 2020

Community Counselling Centre: "It feels like home"

PRINCE GEORGE - It's more than just the three words in its name.For Callista Vagt, a former student of UNBC's Masters in Counselling program and a 2018 graduate, it's home."It felt like home when I wa...

Nov 25, 2020

A new-look Plaid Friday coming

PRINCE GEORGE - While the big box retailers are focussed on Black Friday, downtown merchants are gearing up for Plaid Friday. It is hosted by Downtown Prince George, who reminds shoppers that there ar...

Nov 25, 2020

ECE, not spaces, the biggest need for sustainable childcare

PRINCE GEORGE - Childcare has long been an issue in Prince George. But the latest concern being raised has nothing to do with COVID, as seems to be the norm nowadays, rather finding suitable workers t...

Nov 25, 2020

Family concerned 82-year-old father in law with dementia was given licenses

.PRINCE GEORGE - Relatives may sometimes find it impossible to stop an elderly relative person from driving. Even when they see warning signs that it's no longer safe for them to be behind the wheel. ...

Nov 25, 2020

YXS's airport tower under the microscope

PRINCE GEORGE - Nav Canada has some tough decisions to make in light of COVID. The non-for-profit company, like the airlines, has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Nav Canada is now reviewin...

Nov 25, 2020

COVID-19 forces postponement of 'Light Up the Orchard'

PRINCE GEORGE -Light Up the Orchard has been postponed due to COVID-19.Northern Lights Estate Winery confirmed the news on their Facebook page today."We have been in contact with Northern Health, and ...

Nov 25, 2020