Environment

Avalanche Canada revamps online app with 'Flexible Forecast System'

PRINCE GEORGE- When winter hits in the mountains around Prince George, it can make for some awesome conditions for high altitude, backcountry touring. In fact, our terrain is world class, and every ye...

Dec 09, 2022

On-street parking prohibited overnight in downtown Prince George from October though to April to assist snow clearing

PRINCE GEORGE- It was a busy day, but it was business as usual for Prince George City Yard Plow Crews, as the cleanup following Tuesday Night's snowfall was underway. Overnight Tuesday and into Wednes...

Greg Fry Dec 07, 2022

Prince George Man stalked by Coyote while unloading groceries from cab

PRINCE GEORGE - In the Northern Capital, seeing the scattered fox, bear, or deer, bounding down the neighbourhood streets is pretty much a daily thing, and in a town where wild spaces and human habita...

Dec 05, 2022

Floodplain mapping underway locally

PRINCE GEORGE - It seems forever ago that a massive ice jam on the Nechako River in 2007. That river and the Fraser River are prone to annual flooding. It's part of the reason the Fraser Basin Council...

Nov 30, 2022

British Columbia in for La Niña Hat-trick this Winter

PRINCE GEORGE- Ocean temperatures changes are a huge driver of global weather and climate, either a few degrees cooler or warmer, and there can be a major impacts on precipitation levels and temperatu...

Nov 23, 2022

Tipping fee increases coming

PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser Fort George operates the Foothills landfill, the destination for all the waste generated by city residents. But it is also the destination for all the w...

Nov 23, 2022

Snowplows Hit the Streets Of Prince George, Cleanup Following Two Day Snowfall Underway

PRINCE GEORGE- For the second day in a row, snow has been falling on the streets of Prince George, and quite a bit has fallen in the past 48 hours. Enough that all the city's plow crews have been acti...

Nov 04, 2022

Prince George Residents Chased by Black Bear While Searching for Lost Keys

PRINCE GEORGE- As the seasons change so to do the habits of the local wildlife, and this year is no different. Hyperphagia, otherwise known as the fall feeding frenzy, happens every year. It's the tim...

Oct 19, 2022

River Forecast Centre updates flood watch for Nechako River

PRINCE GEORGE-The River Forecast Centre (RFC) is maintaining a flood watch for the Nechako River.Hydrometric stations along the river have seen their highest water levels this week. The RFC says this ...

Jul 19, 2022

Be 'Bear Aware' urges Northern Bear Awareness Society

ckpgPRINCE GEORGE-The Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) is urging Prince George residents to be more bear aware.According to the Fur Bearers, every year on average 33 bears are killed in Prince G...

Jul 07, 2022