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Auditor General delivers scathing report

PRINCE GEORGE - Auditor General Michael Pickup didn't hold any punches when delivering the findings of two harm reduction programs overseen by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mental Health ...

Mar 19, 2024

Indigenous girls hockey a hit

PRINCE GEORGE - Ben Berland has coached hockey for years and is holding Indigenous girls hockey camps this month. And the association to the sport is personal. "I got hooked on hockey at a young age. ...

Mar 19, 2024

Carson Cleland's father Ryan overjoyed with new legislation to protect kids

PRINCE GEORGE - "Well, I'm so happy with what our government is doing to try and protect our children and families," says Ryan Cleland. "They are taking the extra step. They're taking the initiative a...

Mar 14, 2024

Bridget Moran Award handed out

PRINCE GEORGE - Bridget Moran was a force to be reckoned with in her day. "She wouldn't take no for an answer about things she really tried to organize to to change the way that things were done withi...

Mar 13, 2024

Volunteer fire departments to share provincial training funding

PRINCE GEORGE - "With this new government grant is coming out. I think the regional district got $390,000, give or take. So I think they're dividing that up. So every fire department is going to get a...

Mar 06, 2024

Tourism Prince George targets mountain bikers

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George is gearing up to make its mark as northern B.C.'s mountain biking destination with the release of a new campaign launched today, Feb. 26. "Great visual storytelling makes...

Mar 01, 2024

‘It’s definitely precedent setting:’ commercial prawn operator fined $250K

NANAIMO - Prawning in an environmentally sensitive area off the lower Sunshine Coast resulted in a heavy fine and fishing gear seizure against a Delta man. A recent provincial court sentencing hearing...

Feb 23, 2024

Parksville construction firm fined after issuing fake occupancy permits

NANAIMO - What's believed to be an unprecedented case of forgery in the mid-Island region involved a construction contractor issuing multiple fake occupancy permits for newly built homes. Don Ballard,...

Feb 20, 2024

Attention to Palliative Care welcome

PRINCE GEORGE - The Executive Director of the Prince George Hospice Society says she is pleased that palliative care is being recognized in the most recent federal and provincial funding announcement....

Feb 13, 2024

City seeking applicants for Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusion

PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is putting a call out for volunteers who want to join the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusion. In a notice, the city says there are three one-ye...

Feb 10, 2024