Mounties to deploy 'rolling' road checks
RCMP are adopting a new tactic to counter the use of social media to let drivers who may have had too much to drink know where police have set up roadblocks.Called the "rolling road check," three or...
View ArticleCity strike guessing game continues
With the threat of Saturday morning civic employee job action looming, it's still a matter of wait and see to determine ultimate impacts.Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 1048...
View ArticleStrike action limited to Saturday only
The City of Prince George's unionized employees will be in a legal strike position on Saturday morning but will take to the picket lines for only one day.Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 399...
View ArticleProvince injects cash into local after-school program
B.C. Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes chose Harwin elementary school to announce Friday that an sports and arts-oriented after-school program is getting $2 million to...
View ArticleTelus looking for sign flexibility
Two opportunities for public input are offered at Monday night's city council meeting.The first issue subject to a public hearing, beginning at 7 p.m., is a variance application by Telus Communications...
View ArticleBeer and wine sales at farmers market 'great idea'
Prince George Farmers' Market Associaton vice president Yvonna Breed supports allowing sales of locally-crafted beer and wine at its venues - a possibility Premier Christy Clark raised this week."I...
View ArticleBait sleds to help track down snowmobile thieves
RCMP will once again be targeting snowmobile thieves with the help of bait sleds this winter.Similar to the bait cars that have been deployed, the sleds, if stolen, are equipped with homing devices...
View ArticleSod turning held for learning centre at hospital
Construction will soon begin on a long-awaited learning and development centre at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. after dignitaries assembled Friday for a sod turning.Slated to be in operation...
View Article'Am I going to get back here?'
When Joyce Grantham got on an air ambulance on Aug. 3, 1999, she was unsure if she would ever return home.Joyce was on the way to Vancouver to receive a heart transplant three years after a viral...
View ArticleCity workers out on strike Saturday
City of Prince George workers were out on strike on Saturday, closing several public facilities for the day.The one-day strike was slated to last from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. The strike closed...
View ArticleApology input sought
A public consultation on the proposed formal apology to B.C.'s Chinese community will be coming to Prince George on Jan. 28.Teresa Wat, minister of international trade and minister responsible for the...
View ArticleSnow trapped couple for days
Two area residents spent five days unable to leave their home last week after heavy snowfall made the only road out impassable.Dannie Sheppard and her husband Terry Hollett live on West Williams Road,...
View ArticleMatthew Church in Jeopardy!
The only Prince George resident to be a contestant on Jeopardy.In proper Jeopardy! form, the answer is - who is Matthew Church?Church, the youngest-ever Citizen of the Year nominee, youngest-ever...
View ArticleMandela memorial book offered
Local residents have a chance to pay their respects to the late South African leader Nelson Mandela.The YMCA of Northern B.C. is joining branches Canadawide in offering a memorial book for Prince...
View ArticleAlcohol survey extended
Due to last week's snow, the city has scheduled an additional opportunity for residents to offer input into their alcohol policy.Another public open house will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the...
View ArticleWanted man arrested
After more than two weeks in hiding, a wanted Prince George man has been arrested without incident.Christopher Ross Blaney, 31, was taken into custody Sunday night after RCMP received a tip that he was...
View ArticleCentennial plans taking shape
After months of input and planning, the committee planning the city's centennial celebrations have put together a $200,000 plan to mark the occasion.The two main events on the 100th anniversary...
View ArticleCode completed
After months of deliberation, council members signed off on the city's first code of conduct.The code sets out guidelines for the "ethical and interpersonal conduct of members of council" and was first...
View ArticleGateway pipeline meeting and conditions
When the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel issues its report in the coming days or weeks, it's expected to include a number of conditions the company must meet in order to proceed with the project.In...
View ArticleNH looks to team up for fundraisers
Healthcare foundations in northern B.C. could soon be teaming up for regional wide fundraisers.During a presentation Monday to the Northern Health board of directors, regional director of business...
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