THE CANADIAN PRESSPRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Family members of a missing Prince Rupert, B.C., man say the body found in a submerged vehicle near that North Coast city is that of Adam Moore.A Volkswagen Jetta belonging to the 26-year-old was pulled
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Family says Prince Rupert man found dead in sunken car, ending extensive search
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Union OKs deal
It’s a done deal.Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 399 and 1048, representing the city’s inside and outside workers, voted 88 per cent in favour of ratifying their new collective agreement Thursday night.The four-year…
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Up and down winter turns roads foul
Drivers need to take into account the highs and lows of this winter's weather if they want to avoid becoming the next victim in what has become a growing list of fatalities on this area's highways, says North District RCMP traffic services Staff…
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Spree sentence shortened
The B.C. Court of Appeal has reduced by four years the sentence for a Prince George man in prison for a violent crime spree.Chad Douglas Berry will now serve 10 years less the time served prior to sentencing for a March 2010 tear that started with the…
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Defence makes case for shorter sentence
The lawyer representing a former Prince George man found guilty of 13-sex related crimes against two stepdaughters argued for a significantly lower sentence Thursday than proposed by Crown prosecution the day before.Tony Zipp is contending a sentence…
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"Monster" sentenced to 16 years for sex crimes
Calling him "evil" and a "monster," a B.C. Supreme Court Justice sentenced a former Prince George man to 16 years in prison Friday for 11 sex-related crimes against two of his stepdaughters."I have been a judge for almost 40 years. This man is one of…
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The Iceman Maketh
In the days leading up to the B.C. Scotties, the ice at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club was transformed from its usual state into championship condition.Ice technician B.J. Gagnon was tasked with leading the team devoted to recreating arena-…
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Stoppers top picks named
Prince George RCMP Cst. Paul Starr and the detachment's B Watch were named the officer and general duty watch of the year by Crime Stoppers on Thursday.Starr, a member of A Watch "has demonstrated strong support for the Crime Stopper program as…
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Johnson joins Citizen sports team
The Prince George Citizen is adding to its roster with the appointment of Andrea Johnson as its new sports reporter.Johnson comes to The Citizen from the College of New Caledonia, where she spent the past five years as a writer and editor for the
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Unemployment rate drops to 4.2 per cent
The city's unemployment rate stood at 4.2 per cent last month, the same rate seen a year ago although there are now slightly fewer people holding down jobs, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday.In all, 49,600…
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Gun collection pics needed for court case
Prince George firearms advocate Sheldon Clare has issued a call for photos of gun collections to use as evidence in a court case in Ontario.Clare, who is president of Canada's National Firearms Association, said he issued the call Friday through…
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No charges in Burns Lake sawmill blast that killed two
BURNS LAKE - Nearly two years after an explosion and fire tore through a British Columbia sawmill leaving two workers dead, the Crown announced there will be no charges, pointing a finger at a questionable investigation by the province's worker…
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Missing teen found safe
Prince George teenager Kiana Anisha Keram, 17, has been found and is safe after being reported missing earlier this week."We would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance," Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass said Friday.
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Wheel thefts lead to police warning
Prince George RCMP are investigating the theft of tires and rims from vehicles parked at the UNBC student residence over Friday night.In all, police received four reports of stolen tires and rims and one of an attempted theft from a vehicle that had…
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Airport's passenger numbers hit all-time high
A record number of passengers passed through Prince George airport last year.The count reached 426,709, the Prince George Airport Authority said Friday, 8,120 more than the previous record, set in 2012.We can see that our growth is indicative…
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Marijuana grow op attackers' appeal dismissed
A B.C. Court of Appeal Justice has upheld a Quesnel jury's decision to find two men guilty of attacking the caretaker of a marijuana grow operation.In March 2012, Bradley Jay Van Dyke and Clarence Marshall Freeman Gill were convicted of three
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Crown drops Babine case, condemns Worksafe BC
No charges will be laid against the owners of Babine Forest Products for the fire and explosion that destroyed the Burns Lake mill in January 2012, killing two and injuring dozens.Provincial Crown counsel announced on Friday that they were dropping the…
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Construction blocks hospital parking
Parking will be at premium at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. for the rest of the winter.Construction of the new Learning and Development Centre has forced Northern Health to block off 33 parking spots in front of the hospital, although some…
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Outage closes Giscome school
Giscome Elementary school will be closed today as a result of a power outage.The school experienced several power outages over the weekend, and as of 5 p.m. on Sunday the power was still out, Prince George School District superintendent Brian Pepper…
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Resource effects examined on different fronts
Between 115 and 160 academics, health care professionals, community leaders and First Nations delegates attended a two-day forum discussing the cumulative impacts of natural resource development in the North.The goal of the forum, held Friday and
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