New numbers boost P.G. outlook
Two recent reports give Prince George's quality of life a check mark of approval.According to Initiatives Prince George, the two studies make a strong case for this being a wise investment city. One...
View ArticlePolice dialing in on phone thieves
Police are on the lookout for a trio of suspects they believe responsible for the theft of 16 smartphones from a local retailer.The Prince George RCMP received the report from a 15th Avenue business on...
View ArticleCommonwealth suing BID over land deal
Commonwealth Campus Corp. is seeking damages from the BID Group of Companies, claiming it backed out of a deal to purchase five parcels of downtown land in the vicinity of what is to be the home of the...
View ArticleBond considered stepping aside for Clark
Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond gave some thought to stepping aside for Premier Christy Clark to run in a byelection in the local riding.Clark will be campaigning in the Okanagan instead.Newly...
View ArticleRCMP probing Northern Health psychologist
The Mounties are investigating a Northern Health psychologist accused of bilking a remote aboriginal community out of possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars.The Canadian Press has learned the RCMP...
View ArticleFirst Nations make final case against pipeline
More than a dozen First Nations groups along the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline route have come out strongly against the project as the review process draws to a close.Their concerns are varied,...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway bad for Canada: unions
Shipping unprocessed oilsands products through the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will hurt the Canadian economy, according to three labour unions who filed final arguments with the National Energy...
View ArticleP.G. programs share literacy funds
A contribution from the forest products industry is helping to close the adult literacy gap in Prince George.Eight local organizations are the beneficiaries of a $22,000 contribution from the Forest...
View ArticleHospice handing out hugs
Need a pick me up?Free hugs are on offer at the Spruceland mall this afternoon, thanks to the Prince George Hospice Society.
View ArticleRotary raffle reaches halfway mark
Tickets are still available for the Nechako Rotary Club's spring fundraiser.The service club is halfway through selling $20 50/50 raffle tickets for a chance to win the cash prize valued up to...
View ArticleTaseko working to boost aboriginal employment
A mining company and a training society are working together to provide more employment opportunities for aboriginal people in the Cariboo region.The pact was made between Taseko Mines and the B.C....
View ArticleDental students offer care to Peru
When a group of dental students arrive in Peru next week, they hope to create some smiles as well as brighten them.Five College of New Caledonia dental hygiene and dental assisting students, along with...
View ArticleLocal lumber graders top knotch
The region's forest industry professionals marked up big wins at the annual B.C. Interior Lumber Graders Championships held this week in Kamloops. Prince George's Canfor staff did especially well in...
View ArticleHonky Tonk Man at CN Centre
Dwight Yoakam will celebrate The Wolf at 97 FM's tenth birthday party at CN Centre Tuesday, Sept. 17.Ticket prices are being rolled back a decade with the first 100 floor tickets starting at $9, going...
View ArticleP.G. drives off worst-road list
After dominating the list for two years, Prince George streets fell off BCAA's annual Worst Roads survey for 2013.No northern B.C. roads cracked the Top 10 after four city streets were represented last...
View ArticlePromoting peace on two wheels
In his travels, Jeffrey Polnaja has been shot at, lost in the desert and had his motorcycle stolen or hit by trucks.But none of those things have deterred the Indonesian motorcycle rider from...
View ArticleCity's unemployment rate down to 4.2 per cent
The city's unemployment rate stood at 4.2 per cent last month, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday, a marked decline from 6.8 per cent seen over the same month...
View ArticleTwo more charged in truck theft spree
Two more men are facing charges in connection with a string of pickup truck thefts.Kyle Tony Baraniuk, 24, of Prince George, has been charged with three counts of theft over $5,000, four counts of...
View ArticleMudslide closes Highway 16 East
Highway 16 East has been closed eight kilometres west of the Highway 5 turnoff as a result of a mudslide, according to the Ministry of Transportation and North District RCMP.North District Operations...
View ArticleOnline job fair draws web traffic
Thousands of people went online exploring for Prince George employment at the first Initiatives Prince George internet job fair.According to IPG's data tracking system, almost 2,000 people visited the...
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