Clark, Redford avoid pipeline talk
B.C. and Alberta may have provided polar opposite recommendations to the federal panel examining the Northern Gateway pipeline, but Christy Clark and Alison Redford are confident the two provinces can...
View ArticleFinal presentations on Northern Gateway begin Monday
After years of public hearings, supporters and opponents of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline are gearing up to make their final case to the National Energy Board.Beginning Monday in Terrace, the...
View ArticleBlack and blue
Leona Esau was upset as she stood in her uncle's room at the Jubilee Lodge last Sunday.The man she had visited two days prior was now sporting ugly bruises along nearly the entire stretch between his...
View ArticleHouse Fire on Aintree Drive
There was a house fire on Aintree Drive that was reported just after 5 a.m. this morning.Fifteen firefighters from three halls responded.First crews to arrive found heavy smoke and flames from from the...
View ArticleMan faces child porn charges
Provincial Crown counsel has approved charges against a Prince George man suspected of downloading child pornography.Jereme Carl Kozak, 25, has been charged with accessing and possessing child...
View ArticleFrancois Lake body not lost boater
A new mystery surfaced over the weekend when a body that was pulled to the surface of Francois Lake wasn't the missing man searchers were expecting.It was originally believed that the body, found deep...
View ArticleMan convicted after 'bizarre' child-porn confession
In a case Crown prosecutor Geoffrey McDonald called "comical" and defence lawyer Keith Jones termed "bizarre," a former Prince George resident was handed a 45-day jail sentence Tuesday for possessing...
View ArticlePatrols help keep great outdoors safe
The BC Conservation Officers Service kept busy over the Canada Day long weekend, joining efforts with the RCMP and the Ministry of Forests enforcement division to stop as much unsafe behaviour as...
View ArticleCore review discussion coming Monday
July 8 will be a full day for city council.On Friday afternoon, the city posted notice of a special council meeting scheduled in addition to the regular evening meeting on Monday night.The special...
View ArticleVariance board exists in name only
The city isn't taking advantage of a tool already in place to cut down on the amount of application that come before council, according to a local city board member.City staff are currently working on...
View ArticleVillage sees hope in vast resort
VALEMOUNT - Now in the master plan stage, there's not much area residents can do about the Valemount Glacier Destination except wait.The year-round ski resort proposal is a potential jumping-off point...
View ArticleClient's deadly driving 'inevitable', lawyer says
The lawyer for a drunk, unlicensed driver involved in a fatal crash in January wasn't surprised his client eventually took someone's life.Kelly James Grainger, 42, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in...
View ArticleBodies rarely resurface
A body that sinks beneath the waves of Francois Lake will almost certainly never come back up unless someone goes down to get it.This was successfully done this past weekend, when authorities and...
View ArticleLake body's ID may be known
Authorities may know the identity of the body pulled from Francois Lake over the weekend. According to sources close to the ongoing search, efforts are now underway to contact next of kin. The identity...
View ArticleCollege offers free small-business course
The College of New Caledonia is offering a free course next week for small business owners interested in learning about electronic invoicing systems.The three-hour evening course will teach business...
View ArticleKidnapping trial underway
A new trial is underway in Prince George for four men accused of kidnapping, confining and assaulting a man in a possible drug-related incident last year.Michael Andrew Joseph Fitzgerald faces 19...
View ArticleFirefighter faces theft charges
A Prince George firefighter is facing nine theft-related charges in relation to stolen property police have valued at more than $200,000.Jeremy Matthew Kostyshyn, 31, is facing six counts of possession...
View ArticleOutdoor Adventure at your door
Looking for something new to thrill the outdoorsman in you?Now there's the Northern Explorer Outdoor Adventure show at CN Centre, hosted by The Prince George Citizen and Cycle North Powersports, on...
View ArticleRCMP ready to show Pride
Prince George RCMP officers will be taking an active part in this year's Pride Parade for the first time in the local event's 16-year history.Members of both the Prince George RCMP detachment and North...
View ArticleWho searches the waters?
When someone dies and their body is located below the surface of a body of water in B.C., grieving loved ones can do little more than stand on shore and lament. No one is mandated to retrieve a body...
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