Education

UNBC Associate Professor named to UNESCO

PRINCE GEORGE -For the first time ever, a UNBC professor has been awarded a UNESCO Chair. Dr. Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville will focus on preserving cultural heritage. She says this puts UNBC at the n...

Apr 03, 2023

'They need help': Longtime trustee speaks out as tension continues to build in SD57

PRINCE GEORGE - As fallout continues from School District 57 stakeholders and community members, a longtime SD57 trustee is speaking out."A dysfunctional board can do a lot of damage," said former tru...

Mar 29, 2023

No word from Weber as tensions remain high between stakeholders and SD57 trustees

PRINCE GEORGE - Despite having a two-week spring break, there has been no break in the tension between stakeholder groups and school trustees on the School District 57 Board of Education."I'd say the ...

Mar 28, 2023

RCMP Youth Academy back in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - After a multi-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the RCMP Youth Academy is back in action here in Prince George."Students that do come here have a good time and they learn a lot," said Cst. ...

Mar 16, 2023

CNC & Cheslatta Carrier Nation offering FREE Cultural Resource Management course

PRINCE GEORGE- Beneath the waves of Cheslatta lake lie the remains of an ancient system of trails, villages, trap lines, and burial grounds. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation and their ancestors have been ...

Mar 15, 2023

'I want there to be some accountability': Bekkering, Burnett speak after resigning from SD57

PRINCE GEORGE - It was an emotional move for now-former Trustee Betty Bekkering to step away from the School District 57 Board of Education.Both Bekkering and now-former trustee Gillian Burnett spoke ...

Mar 13, 2023

SD57 Trustee resignations continue as Betty Bekkering steps aside

PRINCE GEORGE - Another Trustee has stepped aside as the fallout continues with the School District 57 Board of Education.Longtime Trustee Betty Bekkering has handed in her resignation after a tumultu...

Mar 11, 2023

SD57 working to keep improving student outcomes

PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 staff continue to work tirelessly to try and improve their grad rates, and student learning overall.Part of that effort includes two resource teachers who help class...

Mar 08, 2023

Northern Medical Program seeking volunteer patients

PRINCE GEORGE - Future doctors in the UBC Northern Medical Program at UNBC are hoping for some help from the public in the form of volunteer patients.Students in the UBC Northern Medical Program use v...

Mar 02, 2023

Fallout continues with stakeholders 'disappointed' in SD57 trustees

PRINCE GEORGE - Tensions were high Tuesday afternoon as SD57 school trustees met for their regular meeting. That regular meeting was far from normal as the President of the PG District Teachers Associ...

Mar 01, 2023