Local News

Former Northland Chrysler Jeep Dodge principal Brent Marshall is suing his ex-employers, alleging they failed to properly act on his behalf in a conflict with the B.C. Motor Vehicle Sales Authority. In a notice of claim, filed Monday in B.C.

City crews will be testing the bowl's water network Thursday. The City of Prince George said the tests downtown, from about 8 a.m. to noon, are part of ongoing construction.

Delays of up to a half hour are expected on Tuesday morning as part of bridge construction work on Highway 97, 30 kilometres south of Prince George. The situation will last from 9 a.m. to noon, DriveBC said Monday in a posting.

City staff have added further upgrades to Ginter's Park to make it more accessible. After Ginter's trail was paved in the spring, Spinal Cord Injury B.C. had a few more suggestions.

For the third time in less than a year, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council's chief called on School District 57 to bring local First Nations into its education decisions.

The last Prince George Citizen poll asked "who is going to win the World Cup of Hockey?" Of course the city's proud Canucks thought Canada would win. Canada received 280 votes, taking 83 per cent of the vote.

This year there's a new Panda Warmer at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. to help as newborns transition into their new world, thanks to the efforts of the Prince George Costco staff and management who held a fundraising campaign in May.

There will be a sea of orange T-shirt-clad volunteers in the city this morning offering special edition Prince George Citizen newspapers for donations to the Raise A Reader campaign.

Two people were arrested after the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. uniform gang enforcement team uncovered drugs, guns, and a knife during a traffic stop on Friday.

A 24-year-old man was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning near a crosswalk at Fifth Ave. and Voyageur Drive. Police and emergency crews responded to the call shortly after 8 a.m.