Local News

For a while now Citizen employees have been fielding questions from readers, advertisers and residents about the future of The Citizen.

Prince George RCMP cancelled the search for a missing 48-year-old woman on Saturday after she was found. Tanya MacDonald was last seen on Feb. 2 in the 300 block of Irwin Street. Police said she was last seen walking away from her residence.

After pit operations were suspended in early January, the entire Huckleberry Mine operation will be shut down by Aug. 31, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said Friday.

Effective the week of Feb. 15, the newspaper will publish five days per week, from Tuesday to Saturday. "The Monday edition of the Citizen has always been our smallest in terms of advertising revenue and for news," publisher Colleen Sparrow said.

A Prince George man facing deportation for crimes he committed when he was 18 years old has had his application for a judicial review of his case dismissed.

This morning's wind storm has caused a power outage in downtown Prince George. It stretches from south of Victoria St. to north of Porter Ave. and from west of Ash St. to east of Alward St., according to BC Hydro. Power went out shortly after 7 a.m.

Banners, flowers, cups of Tim Hortons coffee and welcome signs in English and Arabic greeted the third Syrian refugee family to arrive in Prince George. The family of six - a couple and their four children, aged 12, 11, 9 and six -arrived around 9 p.

There are a number of things restaurants can do to reduce their impact on the environment.

For the second year in a row, Prince George's Relay for Life in Prince George was ranked first in the nation with a total raised of more than $530,000.

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce has launched this year's edition of its Top 40 Under 40 magazine, the publication that showcases many of the city's up-and-comers.