More charged in kidnapping case
Two more people have been charged in relation to an alleged kidnapping and unlawful confinement incident.Aaron James Morin, 22, has joined Cerole Viola Izony, 44, in facing several charges that also...
View ArticleTender issued for hospital learning centre
Northern Health has issued a tender for its new learning and development centre, which will be built on the site of the University Hospital of Northern B.C.The $9.86 million facility will house a...
View ArticleCommittee looks at tax rate change
The city is looking to give itself some leeway in setting property tax rates to better suit the municipality's needs.A new draft sustainable finance guidelines removes the provision that the city work...
View ArticleWind storm knocks out power
Over 1,000 BC Hydro customers in the Mud River area west of Prince George were without power on Monday afternoon and evening due to a wind storm.Power was interrupted just after 2 p.m. for 1,107...
View ArticleResidents to take part in Community Conversations
A small group of Prince George residents are adding their voices to a province-wide discussion on the future of B.C.'s economy.On Wednesday afternoon, Simon Fraser University's Public Square will be in...
View ArticleNDIT announces $250K for Fort St. James community centre
Fort St. James residents will soon be using a vacant building that used to get plenty of use before it fell on dark times.A $250,000 grant from Northern Development Initiative Trust was announced...
View ArticleSmall fire at Jack and Jill Embroidery
Prince George Fire Rescue was called to a minor incident Monday morning at the Jack and Jill Embroidery building in the 400 block Queensway.Some material a tenant in the building was drying began...
View ArticleInspired by (his own) art
Opa got a big surprise.Grandson Weston Stevens took a bit of a risk, considering Erhard Unger, better known as grandpa or Opa, is 92 years old.Stevens wanted to inspire his grandfather to take up...
View ArticleFatality victim's name released
The victim of Sunday morning's single vehicle crash was Aaron Maurice Nickerson, 40, of Prince George, the B.C. Coroners Service said Tuesday.Nickerson, the driver and sole occupant, was pronounced...
View ArticleHearing date tentatively set for legal action against city
A date has been tentatively set to hear arguments over whether city council's April decision to allow the Northern Supportive Recovery Centre to go ahead should be quashed.A notice of hearing setting...
View ArticleMLA Morris leads area election spending
Newly elected Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris was the top spender locally in May's provincial election, while Green Party candidate Karen McDowell was the most efficient.Morris, who jumped into...
View ArticleCouncil mulls snuffing outside smokers
City council is in support of cracking down on smoking in outdoor spaces.During Monday nightÂ’s meeting, representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society made a case for introducing a bylaw banning...
View ArticlePolice warn of theft ruse
A pair of Telus hats and jackets have been stolen and culprits may be using them to gain entry into businesses and homes by posing as company employees, Prince George RCMP is warning."Legitimate Telus...
View ArticleFatal grader incident
A male grader operator is dead after his vehicle was found in the water off the Stone Creek Forest Service Road near Highway 97 South. Police were called to the scene of the incident after 1 p.m....
View ArticlePWB taps small-batch beer making facility
Pacific Western Brewery is opening another Prince George brewery.The new facility will be located inside the walls of its current beer factory in some empty space created by other capital upgrades done...
View ArticleFirst Nations not alone in battle against mine
The debate surrounding the proposed New Prosperity gold and copper mine doesn't simply pit pro-development non-aboriginals against environmentalist aboriginals, the Fish Lake Alliance wrote in its...
View ArticleBarkerville celebrates the Mid-Autumn Moon
There are two historic sides to Barkerville.The obvious side is the Cariboo gold rush that lends so much iconic imagery to the local area, while the other, less obvious side is rooted in a faraway...
View ArticleWinter Games journey to P.G. begins
Prince George is officially on the sports radar now that the Canada Games torch has been passed to the city."Receiving the torch was an honour," said Mayor Shari Green, who took the stage in...
View ArticleICBC urges road safety as school year nears
With just two weeks to go before the school year begins, ICBC is not only asking parents to prepare their children to get to and from school safely but is also letting drivers know they have a role to...
View ArticleSasquatch cited in mine hearings
Most people consider the sasquatch a legendary creature, but the mythical bush man of northern B.C. received its fair share of attention at environmental review hearings into the proposed New...
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