Tag Archives: Events
IWAU organizers remember Day of Remembrance
PRINCE GEORGE - Thirty-five years ago, a young man named Mark LePine walked into an engineering class at Ecole Polytechnique wielding a gun. He separated the women in the class from the men and opened...
Nov 20, 2024
Bond awarded Bob Scott Award
PRINCE GEORGE - A familiar face has been awarded the third annual Bob Scott Award.Shirley Bond is the third recipient of the Bob Scott Award by making a difference in the community. DART was developed...
Nov 15, 2024
PG Metis Community Association celebrates Louis Riel Day
PRINCE GEORGE - Saturday (Nov16) is Louis Riel Day which when the Metis community across the country pays homage. In 1884 Riel was called upon by the Mtis leaders in Saskatchewan to help resolve longs...
Nov 15, 2024
Pickets up at Station "B"
PRINCE GEORGE - The pickets are out at Station "B" on 15th Avenue in Prince George after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers declared a national strike, effective, midnight eastern time. "You know, t...
Nov 15, 2024
Reproductive rights rally highlights bigger issue
PRINCE GEORGE - "My Body, My Rights" and "Abortion is a Right" are just a couple of the signs that graced a reproductive rights rally held adjacent to the hospital as part of the Inspiring Women Among...
Nov 14, 2024
IWAU kicks off for its ninth year
PRINCE GEORGE - It's in its ninth year and, while some of the issues are familiar when it comes to promoting women's rights, the faces behind organizing the event have changed over those years. So wha...
Nov 13, 2024
Remembrance Day ceremonies on Monday
PRINCE GEORGE - Preparations are underway for Monday's Remembrance Day celebrations.Each year, various organizations gathered on November 11th in the city to march to the cenotaph in honour of the tho...
Nov 08, 2024
Poppy Campaign officially underway
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a brisk, foggy morning at the cenotaph in front of City Hall for a sombre gathering of local veterans. One by one, poppies were pinned to the lapels of those present, followed b...
Oct 25, 2024
Tourism Summit returns
PRINCE GEORGE - A tourism summit was held in Prince George this week.It was the first chance since COVID for tourism operators to have a chance to gather and talk about one of the most important indus...
Oct 24, 2024
New flag adorns City Hall
PRINCE GEORGE - A special flag was raised at City Hall this morning.October is Community Living Month and AimHi is the largest provider of that care in Prince George. As such, a new flag was raised at...
Oct 01, 2024