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...

VANDERHOOF - CKPG News has learned that employees of a mill in Vanderhoof, B.C., have been laid off for over a month now. Vanderhoof Specialty Wood Products (VSWP) is a part of the Brink Group of Companies, which is owned by Prince George businessman John Brink. He purchased VSWP from the BID Group of Companies in 2016...

VANDERHOOF - A man was attacked by a grizzly bear on a rural property in the Vanderhoof area last night (April 13).The Conservation Officer Service says at around 5 p.m. a man was walking his off-leash dogs on his farm property when he was attacked by the bear. He was able to scramble under a barbed wire fence and the ...

FORT ST. JAMES - RCMP is seeking witnesses, CCTV footage or dash cam footage following an incident in Fort St. James on Friday (April 10).Police say at approximately 2:20 p.m. that day they received a report of threats at a home on Kenner Road."The suspect was determined to be associated with a green Ford pickup, ...

VANDERHOOF - An inventor from Vanderhoof has built what could be the most advanced wildfire suppression machine operated by just one person, and people around the world are beginning to take notice.Ron Fawcett has been a logger and firefighter since he was 16. He came up with the idea for the Fawcett Cannon after seein...

QUESNEL - Three years ago, Chantal Sutton's life was changed forever when she was involved in a serious motor vehicle incident. She was driving up Dragon Lake Hill on a motorcycle when she was involved in a collision with a truck, resulting in the loss of her leg at the hip and other life changing injuries."I lost...

VANDERHOOF - In 2026, this community in the heart of British Columbia will mark its 100th anniversary. The story behind its name is as surprising as the town itself.Vanderhoof officially became a town in 1926, growing out of a railway settlement along the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in the early 1900s. But the man it w...

SMITHERS - BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses and dash camera footage related to a fatal motor vehicle incident near Smithers last Thursday night (April 2).BC Highway Patrol says the crash, that killed one person and seriously injured two others, occurred just after 8:30 p.m. that night just outside of Witset.Initi...

PRINCE GEORGE - Old Man Winter isn't quite ready to let go his grip across parts of northern British Columbia.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement on Highway 97 through the Pine Pass and in the peace river region, with moderate to heavy snowfall expected on Monday (April 6) into Tuesday morning.&qu...

TABER - A southern Alberta community that lost its only two ice rinks after a Zamboni explosion has been named the Kraft Hockeyville 2026 winner. Taber, Alta., was one of two finalists, along with Tumbler Ridge, B.C., vying for the prize this year, whi...

SMITHERS, B.C. - The small northwestern B.C. community of Smithers will continue to have private security guards patrol its homeless encampment until the fall, when the town's mayor said she hopes another solution will be in place."I think the combination of the temporary winter shelter, that closed (March 31), an...

BURNS LAKE - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is seeking witnesses to an incident that occurred in Burns Lake on March 24, 2026.Information passed on by the RCMP notes that police first received a call about a disturbance around 3:15 a.m. At around 4:30 a.m., officers arrived at a location on the 500-b...

PINE PASS - Motorists beware if you're headed north.Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Pine Pass with up to 15 centimetres expected. Snow will ease to a few light flurries near midday. Visibility will likely be reduced at times. Up to date road conditions are available at drivebc.ca.

PRINCE GEORGE - This past weekend was deadly in B.C.'s backcountry. Four people died in two separate avalanches. Officials are warning that conditions may become even more dangerous as the season changes.Three heli-skiers died on Mount Knauss, north of Terrace, after they were caught in a slide on Sunday. Another skier...

PRINCE GEORGE - Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Prince George.Ten to 15 centimetres of snow is expected with the national forecaster warning the public to expect "hazardous winter conditions."With the windchill, expect lows of minus 15 to minus 20 degrees with the s...

ATLIN - Update: BC RCMP say there was another fatal avalanche in B.C. on Sunday.The other occurred just before 1:30 p.m. on the Iridium Shoulder ski run on Mount Knauss northeast of Terrace.Police say Search and Rescue was activated, RCMP and Emergency Health Services were dispatched to a local lodge to await incoming ...

FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John, B.C., say one person is dead after an "altercation" involving several people at a boat launch last night. Fort St. John RCMP say they were called to the Charlie Lake boat ramp on Friday evening. They say officers learned of an "altercation" involving several ...

FORT ST. JAMES - The College of New Caledonia's Faculty Association (FACNC) says CNC is closing the door on Fort St. James and regional learners with the upcoming closure of the campus there."Although the college claims that it will maintain a presence in the community, it is difficult to see how this commitment c...