Police looking for missing youth
Prince George police are asking the public's help to find a Prince George teen.Mateo John Tyler, 17, has not come home in a month and was reported missing Nov. 16.Although extensive efforts to locate...
View ArticleFeds ready to "rubber stamp" pipeline: Cullen
The independent review panelÂ’s affirmative decision on EnbridgeÂ’s Northern Gateway pipeline project was a foregone conclusion, according to the regionÂ’s federal Opposition MP.New Democratic house...
View ArticleB.C. not ready to give blessing to Gateway
The Northern Gateway project got a thumbs up from a federal review panel Thursday but has yet to meet a single condition imposed by the provincial government, according to Environment Minister Mary...
View ArticleSite C panel in Prince George
Kwadacha First Nation has not yet taken a position on B.C. Hydro's proposed Site C dam but a representative outlined several concerns in a presentation to the joint review panel durinig public hearings...
View ArticlePipeline OK'd
The Northern Gateway project received conditional approval Thursday from a panel conducting an environmental assessment of the pipeline, but proponents and opponents agree the battle is not over...
View ArticleHarris asked to advocate to reopen Veterans Affairs office
MP Richard Harris met with a veteran and workers who serve veterans Friday morning to make a case to reopen the Veterans Affairs office in Prince George. The Public Service Alliance of Canada has...
View ArticleCold cases, fresh wrongs all part of 2013
Crime in Prince George continued to make headlines both locally and abroad during 2013 - but city officials had at least one reason to celebrate as Maclean's magazine backed away from its annual...
View ArticleApril saw P.G.'s only murder
Local RCMP found themselves dealing with just one murder in 2013.Gordon Stanley Adolph Jr., Christopher Flanagan and a male under age 18, whose name cannot be released all face a charge of...
View ArticleAward presentation kept under wraps
Volunteers from The Child Development Centre (CDC) of Prince George have been wrapping up surprises for under the Christmas tree at Pine Centre Mall for 20 years, but on Saturday they were the ones to...
View ArticleFlorist for the trees
If your old artificial tree has had its day, now is the time to dispose of it.Give it a new purpose as the Downtown Business Improvement Association upcycles old trees to help beautify Prince George's...
View ArticleNH, community work to code
Rather than try to catch and punish community groups for health code violations, Northern Health has found more success in recent years by working with them."Rather than us on one side of the table and...
View ArticleCity looking for help with Pine Valley
The city is hoping to find someone willing to make a decade-long investment in the Pine Valley golf course.A request for proposal published Monday outlines the terms for potential operators for the...
View ArticleRobbery suspect arrested
Police have made an arrest in connection to an armed bank robbery that occurred in the city last week.Neil Robert Simpson, 38, from Chilliwack was located around 11:30 p.m. Friday at a motel on...
View ArticleUnion accepts Canfor contract
Members of United Steelworkers Local 1-424 have narrowly voted to accept a new contract from Canfor in Prince George.With 51 per cent of those casting ballots voting in favour of the five-year deal,...
View ArticleRed nose rides again
Operation Red Nose provided 230 safe rides home last Friday and Saturday.This was the fourth weekend of the holiday season where a team of volunteers brought local residents and their vehicles home...
View ArticleBus fares on rise
Public transportation fares will rise in the new year.Effective Jan. 2, a new fare structure for the Prince George Transit System will come into effect, with cash fares going up $0.25.The brings adult...
View ArticlePipeline panel erred on grizzly, caribou: expert
The construction and operation of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline could be "the death warrant" for some caribou and grizzly populations, according to one intervener in the process.University of...
View ArticleCity to host NCLGA
Prince George's centennial year calendar has another addition after the North Central Local Government Association board decided to hold its 2015 annual general meeting in the city.The bid was...
View ArticleAmnesty benefits library, patrons
A six-week period earlier this year offering relief from fines resulted in earned revenue and a lot of good feelings for Prince George Public Library and its patrons.Between April 15 and May 28, the...
View ArticleEarly bird gets the worm
Shoppers lined up early - some as early as midnight - to be the first in line for Boxing Day deals at local retailers.Many retailers opened early to accommodate the bargain hunters.
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