Local News

B.C. NDP leader John Horgan is taking a week-long camping trip where he'll be cruising in an RV from Prince Rupert to Prince George from Aug. 17-23. He will be taking the time to meet people from northern B.C.

Due to a financial shortfall the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Prince George are delaying fall group programs that will affect about 50 children during the four to five sessions that usually begin in September.

The Highway of Tears is a remote place and a complex issue where people and policies can be abused, misused and go missing altogether. Ray Michalko knows the miles of asphalt and the tangle of emotions more than most.

UNBC's administration building will be named after Charles J. McCaffray, who helped start the campaign to make the university a reality for Prince George. The public dedication ceremony will take place on Sept. 28 at 2 p.m.

B.C. Transit has launched an online survey to gauge public support for its proposed scheduling and stops along Highway 16 West. The survey is available through bctransit.com/highway16 until Sept. 16.

A 50-year-old Prince George man suspected of maintaining a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl has been prohibited from contacting the youth.

A 19-year-old man was sentenced to 428 days in jail, in part for robbing a Prince George liquor store. Edward James Penner was issued the term Aug. 8 in Quesnel provincial court for the Jan.

A meat smoker tucked inside a local nightspot was the source of a fire Tuesday night. The blaze at Cowboy Ranch in the 2100 block of Queensway Street caused about $15,000 damage, Prince George Fire Rescue said.

A proposal to rezone 23 hectares in the Hart for a major residential subdivision will go to a public hearing. City council gave related bylaws for the project second reading on Monday night.

Maclean's magazine has ranked Prince George as the third most dangerous city in Canada, prompting a rebuke from Mayor Lyn Hall over the way the survey is carried out.