Local News

The Prince George Farmers' Market Association will celebrate its 20th anniversary this Saturday with the help of some local musical talent.

The city will be paying back a Lower Mainland-based developer for his contribution to the Boundary Road project.

A lane closure will be in effect along the westbound lane of Highway 16 from the junction with Highway 97 to Recreation Place on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Transportation. The closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The ban on open burning in the Prince George Fire Centre's jurisdiction will be lifted effective noon today.

A B.C. Supreme Court trial for two people accused of confining and assaulting a woman ended the same day it began on Tuesday with the pair being acquitted of all charges.

The provincial government has launched a four-week consultation period into whether the penalties for distracted driving should be increased. To register your opinion, go to engage.gov.bc.ca/distracteddriving.

A Quesnel man was sentenced Monday to 20 months probation with a suspended sentence for possessing and trafficking cocaine. It could have been much worse for Chad William Dickey, 30, had B.C.

Tree planting is a job so demanding that when the BBC sent three young Brits to B.C. to give it a try, two didn't even make it through the first week.

Charges have been stayed against two people accused of running a marijuana grow operation in the city. Hsiao Chen Chen, 52, and Tak Cheong Ou, 53, were arrested Feb.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has found a woman who was driving a van with winter tires on only the front wheels completely responsible for a winter collision on Highway 16 West that left an occupant of another vehicle severely injured.