PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP needs your help locating a missing person.Police say 18-year-old Chloe Rose Cuthbert was last seen on the 1300-block of Kellogg Avenue on June 5, 2026, and has not been heard from since.Description of Chloe Rose Cuthbert:· 18 years old· 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)&m...

PRINCE GEORGE - Construction has begun on a new integrated primary and community care centre in Vanderhoof, next to St. John Hospital. The provincial ministry of infrastructure says that the facility will be new and modern, and will help bring more community health services under one roof, ensuring patients have conven...

FORT ST. JAMES - The Fort St. James RCMP is investigating a report of gunshots in the area of Highway 27 and Kenner Road.Police received the complaint at 9:44 a.m. on June 10. Multiple reports helped narrow down the search to a home on Highway 27, which is known to police. A small grey or tan Honda Civic was believed t...

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's new food strategy. PRINCE GEORGE - The Liberal government has announced a national food strategy aimed at giving Canadians greater access to locally produced fruit, vegetables and other fresh items at lower prices.The plan outlined Thursday, June 11 is intended to c...

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Innovation Network has announced the Top 6 finalists of the 2026 Northern Angel Summit, who will pitch live at the Summit Finale on June 26, at the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre for a $100,000 Angel Investment. This year's Top 6 finalists are: Enviro Integration Strategies Inc. Line...

PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial government is investing approximately $45 million in northern highway and side-road resurfacing.Major projects include Highway 97 (40 kilometres) and Highway 27 (75 kilometres) resurfacing. Victoria says the work will continue through this spring and summer. In total, the work will cover ...

MCLEOD LAKE - In a landslide vote, Harley Chingee has been reelected as chief of the McLeod Lake Indian Band.Chingee received 170 votes while his closest competitor was Jodie Ware, who received 73 votes. Chingee was first elected chief in 2017 and will serve his fourth term.The vote took place on June 5. Here's the vot...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says Independent MLA for Peace River North Jordan Kealy has been charged with sexual assault. The service says the charge against Kealy relates to alleged offences between January 1 and September 20, 2024, in Fort St. John.It says special prosecutor Gail Barnes was a...

MACKENZIE - Elections BC has fined Rachael Weber $1000 for contravening the Election Act during the 2024 British Columbia election campaign.Weber ran as an independent candidate in the Prince George-Mackenzie riding finishing fourth with 435 votes.In a letter to Weber dated June 1, 2026, Elections BC pointed out that t...

PRINCE GEORGE - Dead Horse Hill, a band from Burns Lake, is preparing to rock the CN Centre on June 6. Opening for Chilliwack and Doug and the Slugs, Dead Horse Hill will be joining the fun and getting the crowd ready for an excellent night of B.C. music, with Dead Horse Hill providing a Northern B.C. touch."It's ...

VANDERHOOF - Municipal workers in Vanderhoof have voted strongly in favour of strike action after months of stalled contract talks. As a result, residents could soon experience disruptions to important services.CUPE Local 1632, representing 22 workers in the District of Vanderhoof, reached a tentative agreement with th...

BEAR LAKE - One person is dead following a motor vehicle incident on Highway 97 near Bear Lake on Sunday.Prince George RCMP say the incident occurred just before 5 p.m. and involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck. Police say the motorcyclist was found deceased at the scene while the driver of the pickup suffered non-l...

VANDERHOOF - Municipal workers in the District of Vanderhoof have voted in favour strike action.CUPE Local 1632 members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action after months of uncertainty stemming from Mayor and Council's decision not to ratify an agreement previously reached at the bargaining table."...

BINCHE WHUT'EN - Two councillors have been removed from their elected positions on the Binche Whut'en reserve, located 27 kilometres northwest of Fort St. James. Both Mavis Erickson and Molina Cameron were elected on March 31 this year, but were booted from their positions last week. A letter from Chief Anthony Jopse c...

PRINCE GEORGE - Effective at noon tomorrow (May 28), Category 2 and Category 3 open burning and other associated activities will be permitted in the Prince George Forest Service District.This will affect people living in the Prince George and Robson Valley fire zones. This after Category 2 and Category 3 fires were ban...

VANDERHOOF - BC RCMP say a 24-year-old man is dead after his vehicle went off Highway 16 and rolled into the river.Police say it happened at around 11:45 a.m. on May 18 near the 14000-block of Highway 16, east of Vanderhoof.RCMP say when the vehicle rolled into the river, it came to rest submerged. Bystanders extracted...

PRINCE GEORGE - Takla Nation Hereditary Chief Mary Teegee will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at UNBC's 2026 convocation ceremonies at the Prince George campus on May 29.UNBC notes Teegee has dedicated her life to empowering First Nation communities through leadership grounded in healing, health and wellness...

PRINCE RUPERT - Update: The two children who were the subject of an amber alert issued early this morning have been safely located and are now in care.Late last night, Terrace RCMP were advised that the children had been taken by a woman with Mounties determining the children were in imminent danger leading to the ambe...

FORT NELSON - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and Northern Rockies Fire Rescue will work together on a prescribed burning across two areas covering a total of about 20 hectares in the Fort Nelson area. The BCWS said the first unit is a 17-hectare area south of the Alaska Highway, east of Cordova Way. The second is three...

PINE PASS - Good news for those travelling Pine Pass.Rogers has expanded 5G service along Highway 97 between Pine Pass and Chetwynd , adding nearly 70 kilometres of new coverage.Rogers says the work "closes long-standing cellular dead zones, giving drivers, residents, resource workers and tourists reliable access ...

Mackenzie - A Mackenzie councillor is taking the next step in his political career. Jesse Wright has officially announced he will run for mayor, saying he is ready to make public service his full-time focus.Wright is starting his campaign well before Mackenzie's next municipal election. He says his interest in politics...

MACKENZIE - After 17 years in municipal office, Mackenzie Mayor Joan Atkinson says she will not seek re-election, closing a chapter defined by economic upheaval, forestry crises, and hard-won policy gains.Atkinson was first elected to the council in 2007 and became mayor in 2018. Her transition to mayor coincided with ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George's biggest healthcare fundraiser is underway today (May 5).Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation's Spirit Day is a 12-hour radiothon hosted by 101.3 The River and 99.3 Rewind Radio at Northland Dodge that is targeting a number of projects, including improved cardiac care and other healt...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Wildfire Service has announced Category 2 and Category 3 open fire prohibitions for parts of the Prince George Fire Centre.The prohibitions will begin effective noon on Tuesday, May 5 in the Prince George and Stuart Nechako Forest Districts except areas within municipal boundaries (Prince George,...

PRINCE GEORGE -Update: Police are investigating a copper wire theft they allege is related to Monday's power outage in northern B.C.On May 4, 2026, at 9:23 a.m., the Burns Lake RCMP received a report of theft and mischief near the Sheraton rest stop on Highway 16. Apparently, earlier that morning, copper wire was stole...

VALEMOUNT - Valemount Mayor Owen Torgerson has retained legal counsel after he was arrested on allegations of sexual assault last week.Torgerson confirmed to CKPG that those are allegations that anyone should take seriously. He notes sections 109.2 and 109.3 of the Community Charter are quite clear that a local governm...

PRINCE GEORGE - There were a host of issues discussed around Council Chambers, including the update on the Aquatic Centre pool renovations, the Transit system and residential taxes. But an honourable mention was made around a recent trip taken to Victoria by three members of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.The ...

PRINCE GEORGE - A snowmobiling trip in the Omineca Mountains of northern British Columbia ended in tragedy on Tuesday when an avalanche buried one rider under almost two metres of snow.The avalanche happened around 5 p.m. near Johanson Lake, about 235 kilometres northwest of Mackenzie.Authorities say two snowmobilers a...