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New purchasing policy to be pitched to council

New purchasing policy to be pitched to council

Council will consider Monday night a staff proposal to "depoliticize" the process for approving purchases over $1 million.
Council to mull options to fund library upgrade

Council to mull options to fund library upgrade

City council will consider options Monday night for financing the new entrance to the Bob Harkins branch of the Prince George Public Library. In a report, staff is recommending the city borrow the $2.
Schulz gains silver medal at Taiwan International Science Fair

Schulz gains silver medal at Taiwan International Science Fair

Elizabeth Schulz has done well by the common pond snail - her study of the creature earned her a silver medal in the animal sciences category at the Taiwan International Science Fair this week.
Generations of support

Generations of support

Donna Eckert leads a peer group for grandparents raising their grandkids
Watchdog uncovers poor reporting in some RCMP missing persons cases

Watchdog uncovers poor reporting in some RCMP missing persons cases

OTTAWA--An independent watchdog has uncovered shoddy reporting by RCMP officers in northern British Columbia that makes it impossible to tell whether many missing-persons cases were properly investigated.
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Legebokoff appeal

Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Legebokoff appeal

The legal avenues for convicted serial killer Cody Allan Legebokoff as the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Thursday an application for leave to appeal. No reasons for the decision were provided.
Aboriginal pride shining through in school system

Aboriginal pride shining through in school system

In 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized to the aboriginal peoples of Canada for the crimes committed against them in the residential school system, but it is sometimes difficult to see where this has made a difference in our country.
Prince George hooked Bob and Ruth Reid

Prince George hooked Bob and Ruth Reid

Retired missionary worker and pastor emeritus, Bob Reid was born in 1936 in Stony Creek, Ont. He calls Niagara Falls home.
Parkade to be closed for maintenance

Parkade to be closed for maintenance

The city's parkade at Fifth and Brunswick will be closed for maintenance from March 1 to early September.
Loaded handgun earns man three years in jail

Loaded handgun earns man three years in jail

A man caught driving through the VLA with a stolen and loaded handgun strapped across his chest was sentenced earlier this month to three years in jail. Police had pulled over Ryan Knowles on Pine Street shortly before 10 a.m. on Jan.