Environment

11,000 hectares secured for Caribou habitat and restoration protected in BC's Central Interior

PRINCE GEORGE - A groundbreaking plan developed in collaboration with the federal and provincial governments, the Lhoosk'uz Den Nation, the Ulkatcho First Nation and Artemis Gold Inc. (TSX-V: ARTG) ("...

Apr 20, 2023

Phase 1 of Pidherny Wildfire Risk Reduction Project complete

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Wildfire Centre is in the heart of the largest forest zone in the province. Staff at the centre, oversee 7 different wildfire zones, and every eco-region from the Yuk...

Apr 19, 2023

Fuel spill leads to serious health concerns for residents south of Quesnel

QUESNEL - A major fuel spill is causing major concerns for residents just south of Quesnel city limits.According to the Lhtako Dene Nation 110,000 litres of fuel may have spilled underground from the ...

Apr 12, 2023

"Exceptionally low" to describe water levels

PRINCE GEORGE - If you've driven alongside either of the rivers that converge in this city, you may have noticed the river levels are remarkably low. "Yeah, it is actually quite low, if not exceptiona...

Apr 11, 2023

The Closest Living Relative Of Extinct ‘Bigfoot’ Found?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For decades, the legend of Bigfoot has fascinated people around the globe. Is the massive 10-foot-tall ape-like creature with shaggy hair a human relative ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Apr 06, 2023

Massive solar storm lights up the night sky with Aurora nationwide

PRINCE GEORGE - If you thought there's been some strange goings on overhead these past few years, you wouldn't actually be wrong. Astrophysicists around the world have their eyes on the sky, and It's ...

Mar 24, 2023

Nazko First Nation Chief worried about loss of bio-diversity in nation's ancestral fishing grounds

PRINCE GEORGE- At the very heart of Nazko First Nation, about 100kms west of Quesnel, lie the ancestral fishing grounds of the nation, known to English speakers as Stump Lake. The name is a reference ...

Mar 23, 2023

Price tag of on-going road restoration projects in Cariboo North tops $1 billion

Photo Courtesy: Coralee OakesPRINCE GEORGE- In 2017, BC's Central Interior was the epicenter of a fire season now remembered as one of the worst on record for the Province. Overall, more than 3 millio...

Mar 21, 2023

Landslides interrupt backcountry roads between Prince George & Williams Lake

PRINCE GEORGE - According to the Drive BC website, landslides and washouts have affected 5 access roads on both sides of Highway 97, and the impacts will last for a number of weeks. The Quesnel-Hixon ...

Mar 17, 2023

Council looks at waste diversion

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George has had a blue box reculing program for years. But a discussion about the scheduling came about during City budget discussions. Currently, garbage is collected once a wee...

Feb 15, 2023