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UNBC students help Games recycling push

UNBC students help Games recycling push

A group of UNBC environmental engineering students is making presentations to area students to promote recycling as part of the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
UNBC searches for chancellor

UNBC searches for chancellor

The University of Northern British Columbia is on the lookout for its next chancellor. John MacDonald will retire after six years and his second term in 2016.

Repair woes leave Pineview parched

There are still a few more dry days ahead for Pineview residents as repairs continue on one of the community's two wells.

Fluoridation vote set for Monday

The switch could be flipped on fluoride by the end of the year. The new city council will vote Monday night on discontinuing the fluoridation of Prince George's drinking water.
Adults left to foot bill for high school upgrades

Adults left to foot bill for high school upgrades

Starting May 2015, the province will stop paying for graduated adults to upgrade high school courses. The BC Teachers' Federation issued a release Wednesday slamming the Dec.
Wanted man arrested in Mackenzie

Wanted man arrested in Mackenzie

A man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant has been apprehended. Richard James Harris, 33, was located Wednesday in the back yard of a Crysdale Drive home in Mackenzie and arrested after a short foot pursuit, RCMP said. As of Dec.
Operation Red Nose hitting the streets this weekend

Operation Red Nose hitting the streets this weekend

Between 18 and 20 teams will be out on the road this Friday and Saturday night as Operation Red Nose volunteers do their part to get holiday season revelers safely home.

Record warmth

The city enjoyed a second day of record-setting warmth on Wednesday. The high for the day was 11.4 C, breaking the old record for Dec. 10 of 7.2, set in 1946, according to Environment Canada. It was even warmer in Quesnel, where the high was 12.
Black ice trips up drivers

Black ice trips up drivers

Black ice on area roads caught some drivers by surprise on Wednesday morning.

Contractors lauded

Seven maintenance contractors who work along Highway 16 have won this year's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure deputy minister's contractor of the year award for highway maintenance. The winners are: Yellowhead Road and Bridge Ltd.