KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says it responded to 1,688 wildfires since April 1 of this year, which burned a little over a million hectares of land across the province during the 2024 wildfire season. Most of the land burned - 810,876 hectares - was in the Prince George Fire Centre, where there were a total of 44...

QUESNEL - The BC SPCA says it has seen an outpouring of love and concern in the wake of the seizure of 59 dogs and 14 birds from an irresponsible breeder in Quesnel. In a post on Facebook, it says each of the animals will be cared for at their own pace, based on their needs and the severity of their condition when they...

PRINCE GEORGE - A fog advisory is in place for Prince George and parts of the North Cariboo Saturday (Dec. 21) morning. Environment Canada says areas of dense fog have developed and are expected to linger through this morning. "Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero," the weather ag...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP, with the help of a police dog, tracked down a repeat offender south of Quesnel Monday (Dec.16).It all started when Quesnel Mounties received a report of a stolen vehicle at 4:44 p.m.. Police located the stolen vehicle about 45 minutes later in the Quesnel Wal-Mart parking lot with the driver ins...

VICTORIA - Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 million cubic metres of waste water into B.C. Interior waterways. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service...

PRINCE GEORGE - (UPDATE 3:00 p.m.): Environment Canada has ended the fog advisory for both the Prince George and Quesnel areas. ORIGINAL - A fog advisory is in effect for the Prince George and Quesnel areas this morning, Dec. 8. Environment Canada says the conditions are favourable for the development of dense fog this...

QUESNEL - The BC SPCA recently rescued 59 dogs and 14 birds from an irresponsible breeder in Quesnel.The SPCA says the dogs included 12 chihuahuas, four French bulldogs and 43 Cane Corsos. Eighteen of the Cane Corso pups were born within the last month."When officers arrived at the home, they were hit with an over...

QUESNEL - Three community foundations in Quesnel were given a total of $200,000 by the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Society Friday.The majority of the money - $100,000 - will allow the Quesnel Community Foundation to create an annual fund that will go to a sports team or club for a capital project or towards mai...

QUESNEL - (UPDATE Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m.): Quesnel RCMP say a 37-year-old local man was killed in a crash on Highway 97 Friday night.Police say the crash between a northbound pickup truck and a southbound semi-truck happened around 4:24 p.m., south of Cinema."Sadly, the drive, and only occupant, a 37-year-old man from...

PRINCE GEORGE - It's shaping up to be another snowy day in Prince George and area, which still remains under a snowfall warning as the calender flips over to December. Environment Canada is calling for another 5 centimetres of snow Sunday (Dec. 1), with the risk of freezing rain possible in the overnight hours tonight,...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says it will soon disband the information checkpoints that were put in place the inform residents about ongoing dangers linked to a July 31 landslide on the Chilcotin River."Community information officers from Tl'esqox and Yuneŝit'in have been stationed in...

QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel are seeking witnesses and video related to an assault investigation in that community.Quesnel RCMP say "a serious assault occurred on the evening of November 2, early morning of November 3, 2024, at a house party, on Beaubien Avenue in Quesnel."Police are aware that there are vid...

CARIBOO -BC Highway Patrol has wrapped up its investigation into a bus crash just north of Lac La Hache last June which has revealed there was no criminality involved in the incident.The crash occurred on June 21, 2024 at 1 p.m. when a school bus carrying 31 children and four adults drove off the road and into a ditch....

PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of the Cariboo Saturday, Nov. 16.It says areas near the Cariboo Mountains including Wells, Likely, Hendrix Lake and along higher terrain in Prince George will get between 10 and 20 cms of snow today.Areas of Highway 16 are also covered by the sn...

QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel arrested 19-year-old David Wesley following a violent incident Sunday afternoon.RCMP say the incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m., when police allege Wesley attempted to steal several items from a hardware store on the 100 block of Reid Street."Staff attempted to intervene in ...

CARIBOO- Barkerville Historic Town & Park has announced the return of their Olde-Fashioned Christmas event. Taking place from December 14 to 15 the historic site promises a weekend of festive cheer and delightful experiences for everyone."We're excited to bring back Olde-Fashioned Christmas," says Carrie ...

CLINTON, B.C. - A wind warning is in effect for the Cariboo Monday (Nov. 4). The warning from Environment Canada covers the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Lakes District, Stuart Nechako and Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile House. It's due to a strong Pacific frontal system that will push into B.C.'s interior stating Monday mor...

QUESNEL - One person is dead after they were struck by a vehicle on the Barkerville Highway near Drummond Road Saturday night (Oct.27). North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says the adult male was hit by a vehicle at around 7:45 p.m. while he was walking along the highway. Drummond Road is close to Highway 97.Sh...

PRINCE GEORGE - CKPG will be your one-stop shop for provincial election coverage Saturday night (Oct.19), with a special emphasis on the three Prince George ridings and Nechako Lakes.From 8 p.m. until 10 p.m., CKPG-TV will broadcast live from its studios on 3rd Avenue. We will have two in-studio guests - former BC Libe...

CARIBOO- The Northern Development Initiative Trust's Board of Directors has announced that CEO Joel McKay will be leaving the Trust at the end of the year to pursue the City Manager position for the City of Quesnel.McKay joined Northern Development back in 2012 as the Director of Communications. In 2016 he was named as...

PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial election is down to its final days and candidates are making their final pitches to voters. In the riding of Prince George-North Cariboo, independent candidate and three term incumbent Coralee Oakes has had a different campaign than in years past, but is looking at the campaign in a new l...

QUESNEL - Update: The highway has reopened to single-lane alternating traffic.Earlier: Motorists beware.A semi truck fire has closed Highway 97 in both directions 45 kilometres south of Quesnel at Melville Road.RCMP say the semi was hauling pulp and paper Friday morning when the driver noticed flames. No one was injure...

PRINCE GEORGE - Coralee Oakes is calling for the establishment of a targeted rural post-secondary operating grant.The Prince George-North Cariboo independent candidate says "we need to provide sustainable targeted funding for small, rural post-secondary institutions where the geographic locations and large number ...

QUESNEL - A 30-year-old man that Quesnel RCMP say is a repeat offender has been arrested.It follows a pursuit that began at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday (Oct.2) night following a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Spears Road and Heinzleman Road in Quesnel."Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop w...

QUESNEL - Just two games into the regular season and a big change for the Quesnel River Rush of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.Business Manager/Governor Hillary Shearing has confirmed the team has parted ways with General Manger and Head Coach Dale Hladun.No reason was given but she told CKPG News that...

PRINCE GEORGE - Independent candidate for Prince George-North Cariboo Coralee Oakes is calling for the establishment of a veterinarian school at UNBC."Today, you cannot get a DVM degree (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) in B.C. That is unacceptable. Northern B.C. needs Large Animal Vets that can assist our ranchers....

PRINCE GEORGE - Denice Bardua has been announced as the BC NDP candidate for Prince George-North Cariboo."Our candidates have the experience to understand today's challenges facing people in this province" said BC NDP campaign director Marie Della Mattia.Bardua will be running against Independent candidate Co...

CARIBOO- The RCMP in Quesnel are advising everyone that a lockdown at Lakeview Elementary School has been liftedThe lockdown took place on September 13, 2024, at around 8:15 a.m., after a student said that he saw a man near the school grounds that may have had a firearm. However, after an extensive search of the area b...