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Fill the Bin kicks off around town

PRINCE GEORGE - Homespun Refillery on 15th Avenue is one of 11 local businesses taking part in the "Fill the Bin" event. Small City garbage cans are decorated in the festive spirit in the second annua...

Nov 27, 2024

Willow River Eight raises funds for PGSS bursary

PRINCE GEORGE - It was fifty years ago. Eight young men - all students from Prince George Senior Secondary School - ventured into the Willow River for a canoeing trip. It ended in tragedy. And the fat...

Nov 22, 2024

Office of the Seniors Advocate wants to hear from you

PRINCE GEORGE - It is the fastest growing demographic in Canada. Seniors. According to StatsCan, there are 7.8 million Canadians over the age of 65 and over. In fact, there are nearly 12,000 octogenar...

Nov 21, 2024

CUPW, Local 812 in holding pattern

PRINCE GEORGE - It's been six years since Canada Post workers were on the picket lines in Prince George and elsewhere across the country. While some of the issues are similar now as they were in 2018,...

Nov 12, 2024

First Hindu Temple opens in PG

PRINCE GEORGE - Nisha Muchalla recently spent an afternoon reading to a few members of the Hindu community. "It's more than five thousand old," she says. "Religion and all the religions came out of Hi...

Greg Fry Nov 08, 2024

RCAF celebrates 100 years

PRINCE GEORGE - "The national thing at that time was men of the Army, boys of the Navy, gentlemen of the Air Force," says Ken Pendergast, veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It is the 100th Anniv...

Nov 07, 2024

Tourism PG to open outdoor skating rink at Canada Games Plaza

PRINCE GEORGE - Tourism Prince George is returning a favourite to Canada Games Plaza thanks to the NDIT, the Community Foundation and TC Energy. A new artificial skating rink will be installed at that...

Nov 06, 2024

Boot Drive wrapping up at Fire Pit

PRINCE GEORGE - Shirts, sweaters, boots, socks, blankets and all manner of donations have been coming into the Fire Pit over time This is the final push for the annual boot drive. "We get shoes, winte...

Nov 05, 2024

PG Council of Seniors launches hamper campaign

PRINCE GEORGE - The holiday hamper season used to look quite chaotic every year. Reams and reams of food, divided into boxes, bags and totes, destined for hundreds of seniors homes. Not anymore. Even ...

Oct 28, 2024

Ootsa Lake fire complex out of control

PRINCE GEORGE - The fire season is not over. Lightning strikes back in July caused four fires around Ootsa Lake, but they were manageable. That changed on September 1st when extreme fire behaviour kic...

Sep 09, 2024