Flu clinic's hours extended
Northern Health has extended the hours of Friday's drop-in flu vaccine clinic at the health unit facility at 1444 Edmonton St.The clinic will now run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.Flu vaccines are available for...
View ArticleForestry players brace for future
While there are contraction pains still to be felt, the long-term prognosis for the provincial forestry industry is healthy, according to the members of a panel at the Premier's Natural Resources...
View ArticleCity nets crime reduction recognition
Prince George was recognized Wednesday for efforts to cut down on the municipality's rough reputation.At the beginning of a meeting of the provincial Blue Ribbon Committee on Crime Reduction in Prince...
View ArticleCN Centre trying out new rink technology
The ice at CN Centre has been turned green.Environmentally-friendly, that is.And if everything goes as expected, the quality of the skating surface will be better than ever.On Wednesday morning, the...
View ArticleCity mulls parking spending
A $6.2-million plan to double the amount of on-street parking downtown has been added to the city's future spending program.City council has directed staff to add the conversion of angle parking on...
View ArticleGetting people to kick the habit
It hasn't been a nicotine patch, an inhaler or any other traditional aid that has been the biggest help as Virginia Dekker quit smoking this month.Instead, she finds the inspiration to kick the habit...
View ArticlePremier keys on economic growth
Premier Christy Clark called the annual industry summit going on in Prince George this week "the must-attend event in B.C., in Canada, for if you are involved in the resource industries."She believed...
View ArticleStranger danger reported to RCMP
Prince George RCMP are on the lookout for a man who allegedly pulled over and offered a 13-year-old boy a ride to school on Wednesday morning.The incident occurred near 10th Avenue and Douglas Street...
View ArticleMore dose less juice
People who use methadone to help decrease their drug dependancy will soon be getting a new, much more potent product.Beginning on Feb. 1 B.C. is moving to a prefabricated formula 10 times more powerful...
View ArticleBurns Lake hospital work gathers speed
Construction of the new hospital in Burns Lake is moving indoors with the completion of the walls and roof of the new facility.When open, the $55-million two-story building will have 16 beds along with...
View ArticleLegal onslaught highlights review weakness: NDP MP
The Canadian environmental assessment process is flawed, according to a B.C. opposition MP who points to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline as his prime exhibit.Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan...
View ArticleRail recommendations applauded
Local government leaders are pleased with Thursday's call from the Transportation Safety Board for stronger safety measures when shipping crude oil by rail in the wake of last summer's Lac Mgantic...
View ArticleCourt wades into septic dispute
A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has dismissed a Cluculz Lake cabin owner's lawsuit against the company hired to install a septic system in part because he dismantled the system before it was ever...
View ArticleDriftwood request
Theatre North West is looking for driftwood to enhance their next production, Where the Blood Mixes. The ideal piece is 10 to 12 feet long with the root bundle in place.Staff understand it could be...
View ArticlePipeline in court's hands
Federal Court judges hold the keys to how the next step in the ongoing Northern Gateway pipeline saga will play out and some of their decisions could come quickly, according to one legal expert.With at...
View ArticleLongtime local firefighter named new chief
Longtime Prince George firefighter John Iverson has been promoted to chief, city hall said in a statement issued Friday.Iverson joined what is now Prince George Fire Rescue in April 1987, starting out...
View ArticleForum to shed light on GMO foods
Genetically modified organisms have become a hot button topic in recent years and a panel discussion in Prince George next week aims to demystify the issue.UNBC and Genome Canada are hosting a forum on...
View ArticleNorthern Health to appear before B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint alleging health care providers are discriminating against aboriginal residents in the Hazelton area by failing to provide an equitable level of...
View ArticleP.G. perspective added to accessibility effort
This week provided a rare opportunity for area resident with accessibility issues to bring their concerns to those who can actually affect some sort of change."Quite often we don't really get a chance...
View ArticleCommercial projects boost building permit values
Permits for $116.3 million worth of construction were taken out over 2013 in Prince George, according to a report from city hall.Those numbers were the fourth highest seen in the past decade.The...
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