Price too high for crosswalk: city
A new crosswalk along 15th Avenue would be too costly, according to city staff.During Monday night's meeting, council received a report from the operations department outlining a cost of at least...
View ArticleRCMP warns of scams targeting elderly
A fraud artist has been targeting elderly people in Quesnel, the community's RCMP is warning.The detachment has received calls about a woman approaching seniors at their homes by knocking on their...
View ArticleFreezing rain warning issued
Environment Canada has issued a warning for freezing rain in the Prince George area this afternoon and evening."An approaching Pacific frontal system is spreading moisture over Central Interior this...
View ArticleHome invaders rob College Heights home
Police have arrested two suspects and are on the lookout for a third following a home invasion of a lower College Heights home late Monday night.Cash and a coin collection valued at over $500 were...
View ArticleCouncil talks snow clearing
The buck stops with council when it comes to snow clearing, but first city staff need to attack the problems experienced in recent weeks.A much-anticipated report on snow and ice clearing operations...
View ArticleUpdate: WestJet offers P.G. to Calgary direct
Another airline is now offering direct flights between Prince George and Calgary.WestJet announced Monday that it will provide same-day jet service round trip to the Alberta business city, using a...
View ArticleThe focus on Kale
Like any first-time parents, Chelsea and Dallas Schmeizel kept a close eye on their baby boy Kale, looking eagerly for any and every sign of development.Unlike most parents, they didn't know what they...
View ArticleFire guts home
A 2200-block Redwood Street home was destroyed in a fire Sunday evening.No one was injured but the house and its contents are a "total loss," Prince George Fire Rescue assistant chief John Heaslip...
View ArticleUpdated story: Improved maintenance coming to Highways 16 and 97
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is changing the maintenance classification for Highway 16 and Highway 97 in northern B.C. to a Class A level, meaning more maintenance andquicker...
View ArticleConsultations examine improved accessibility
What would B.C. look like if it was the most progressive province for people living with disabilities?That's the question the provincial government is trying to answer with its series of community...
View ArticleCity staff outline snow clearing tweaks
While management and staff still have to put their heads together to discuss ways to improve on last month's snow clearing challenges, some changes are already in place for this year, said the head of...
View ArticleUniversity takes fundraising trophy
UNBC has again taken a trophy at the JDC-West championships.Each year the universities of Western Canada meet up for the Jeux du Commerce, where the best of their respective business departments...
View ArticleTowing bylaw parked
A bylaw set out to regulate the conditions and costs under which private property owners could have vehicles towed was put on blocks Monday night.Following a public hearing on the new legislation,...
View ArticleManslaughter trial set for March
A B.C. Supreme Court trial will begin March 3 for a Prince George man facing charges related to a fatal fight outside a Fort St. John bar.Joel Christopher Marchand, 30, faces charges of manslaughter...
View ArticleSmithers lawyer disbarred
The B.C. Law Society has disbarred a Smithers lawyer after finding she submitted false invoices for legal aid.A Law Society hearing panel found that between April 2007 and November 2008, Laurel...
View ArticleCNC, industry cooks up culinary course
A new camp cook's course for aboriginal students was opened jointly by College of New Caledonia and Northwest Community College on Tuesday and is already a hit."I asked them if they wanted help...
View ArticleCouncil balks at track upgrades
Masich Place stadium needs some work, city council acknowledged Monday night, but now is not the time.A request by the Prince George Track and Field Club and other user groups to include funding for...
View ArticleRifles seized from motel room
Police seized two rifles and arrested a former Chilliwack man when they executed a search warrant Saturday on a motel room in the 1900 block of Third Avenue.Bradley Arthur William Van Geel, 29,...
View ArticleUndiagnosed
More than four years after their son Alistair was born, Julie and Jason MacMillan still don't know what is causing his disability - and they're fine with that.Although Alistair can't talk, walk or sit...
View ArticleWhole family crucial to battling childhood obesity
Preventing childhood obesity isn't simply about getting kids in better shape, the entire family needs to be involved to help create a healthy environment, according to Northern Health Shapedown...
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