Tag Archives: Community

PRINCE GEORGE - Events like Summerfest happen every weekend in the downtown. But making it a safe place for everyone to enjoy takes a lot of work by a lot of people, as was noted by Downtown Prince Ge...

PRINCE GEORGE-According to a 2016 study, nearly 75 per cent of Canadians require vision correction. Of that number 55 per cent wear eyeglasses. You see them every day. Eyeglasses are everywhere and wh...

PRINCE GEORGE - After 13 years of working downtown Prince George at the Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society, Jane Wei Liang has reached a breaking point.Every day Liang starts by moving peopl...

Editor's note: This story contains content which may be inappropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Gifts and employment were offered by the former Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre (NAC) ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The great flood of 1972 was not kind to Prince George, flooding downtown and ultimately destroying the Island Cache community, one that had been thriving since the 1920s.Originally cre...

Opening in 2009 Ruckus has been providing bike and board service to prince george for over a decade. "So in the summer, we're full bike service. We've got a huge service shop in the back, a really goo...

VANDERHOOF - A brand new space for travelling exhibits and a location for the community of Vanderhoof to gather was officially opened up at the end of June.The exterior is a modern rendition of a pit ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Potters' Guild is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a major grant from the BC Arts Council through the Arts Infrastructure Program. The Guild will rece...

PRINCE GEORGE - A petition can be found in a number of businesses around the Fifth and Brunswick area of downtown. It asks that the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction not re-located ...

PRINCE GEORGE-A little piece of Asia in Prince George can be found on Fifth Avenue. Owner Brian Chang opened Marquee nearly five years ago taking over the space from the previous Chinese grocery store...