P.G.-born Mountie ready to ride
When Cst. Brett Cunningham first decided to join the RCMP's Musical Ride two years ago, he didn't have much experience around horses.Cunningham had done some basic trail riding while growing up in...
View ArticleFinding their rhythm
Neither Dan Paxton nor Drayden Schultz have fully functioning hearts, but that doesn't stop them from continuing to live life to its fullest.Paxton, 68, has had two heart attacks in recent years but...
View ArticleIdentity of body found in lake revealed
The disappearance of John Angus Mowat was the talk of the Francois Lake area in 1984.Popular, community-involved, a father of three young girls and husband to a similarly popular wife, Mowat lived in a...
View ArticleNew deck for injured retired fire chief
At least 25 firefighters and other community volunteers will be spending today building a deck on retired fire chief Herald Lawrence's home in Hixon.The chief is a C4 quadriplegic after he was in a...
View ArticleStaff to look at levy link
Council has set the bar for administration to limbo under when they prepare next year's budget.Stemming from a motion by Coun. Albert Koehler to tie the 2014 tax levy increase to inflation, council...
View ArticleRoom shortage cramping elders gathering: event official
The aboriginal elders gathering is big, but organizers are hearing it could have been even bigger."We have 2,200 elders from all over the province registered as of today, but it is also open to the...
View ArticleQuebec explosion raises questions on oil shipping methods
Using rail as opposed to pipelines to ship oilsands products to the coast is under further scrutiny following a deadly explosion in Quebec on Saturday.A train carrying light oil derailed and exploded...
View ArticleMorris named to committee to pick next auditor general
Mike Morris will have a big say in who will be named the province's next auditor general.Morris, the rookie MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, was one of three Liberals named to the five-person committee...
View ArticleDelays prompt judge to toss out grow op case
Provincial Court Judge Victor Galbraith issued a judicial stay of proceedings Tuesday against a man facing charges of production of a controlled substance in relation to a marijuana grow op.Van Bao...
View ArticleRide to trot into town
A piece of Canadian heritage will be on display this weekend as the RCMP's Musical Ride makes its first visit to Prince George in 16 years.A 100 foot by 200 foot (30 metres by 60 metres) ring has been...
View ArticleCore review: time to pay
Though they attempted to stem some of the bleeding, council couldn't quite keep residents from going into shock over the implications of the core services review.During a marathon meeting Monday, the...
View ArticleCity eyeing windfall from paid parking
The city is expecting to reap $350,000 per year from the reintroduction of paid parking downtown.As part of Monday's core services review discussion, council directed staff to draft a bylaw outlining a...
View ArticleCouncil miffed about paving options
Some city councillors didn't know who would be responsible for paving Prince George roads this year until well after the ink was dry.During Monday night's core service review deliberations, Coun. Dave...
View ArticleTogether in harmony
The Lheidli T'enneh Drum Group injected some classical music into their sound Tuesday at CN Centre during the opening of the 37th annual B.C. Elders Gathering.The drum group is comprised of six members...
View ArticleResidents protest school parking lot plan
A petition signed by Rainbow Drive residents to stop the reconfiguration and expansion of the parking lot at cole Lac Des Bois elementary school has been steamrolled.Construction crews arrived Tuesday...
View Article'We own all this land'
Today's aboriginal elders fought back against colonial oppression so effectively that tomorrow's aboriginal children are poised to see the historic record set straight.According to Tl'azt'en Nation...
View ArticleFour hurt in highway crash
Four people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Quesnel.According to police, a Dodge van travelling northbound on the...
View ArticleNDP quizzes province on sonar
The opposition NDP are calling on the provincial government to invest in more sophisticated sonar technology like the one used by volunteers in Francois Lake in the search for Syd Neville.During...
View ArticleCity should have sold off Pine Valley: taxpayers federation
Jordan Bateman considers Penticton the "poster child" for municipal core reviews and would like to see Prince George city council follow that model as it implements its changes.During a visit to Prince...
View ArticleLandfill fee approved; will start Sept. 1
There are still some kinks to work out before the new $6 charge begins at the Foothills dump.As of Sept. 1, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George facility will begin charging a fee for users with...
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