Local News

One of the most popular playgrounds in Prince George is about to get an upgrade.

Work will begin this week on a new in-patient unit at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. By the time it's finished, the hospital's second floor will be home to a 24-bed unit with exercise-rehabilitation, dining and common lounge areas.

For B.C.'s forestry sector, the latest round of American protectionist trade sanctions against steel and aluminum means getting to welcome a new group of targeted business to a club they wish they didn't want.

Three of the 12 human remains discovered at the site of the Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park Pavilion as it was being built last summer were quietly reburied early Saturday morning in the park. The status of the other nine remains is unclear.

Highway 97 has been reopened following a two-vehicle collision near Quesnel this morning. A collision between between a semi and SUV forced the closure about one kilometre south of the community.

The Variety BC radiothon is about to take to the airwaves. It will broadcast next Wednesday and Thursday, June 20 and 21, on 94.3 The Goat, Country 97 FM and Valley Country, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.

Law Enforcement Torch Run drew more than 100 runners and walkers and raised $2,750 for Special Olympics B.C. when it was held Thursday at the Prince George RCMP detachment.

The King's In Bible Store will be able to move to a new home in the Carter light industrial area. City council voted unanimously Monday night in favour of granting the store a three-year temporary-use permit to set up shop at 1727 Nicholson St.

A wireless telecommunications provider's effort to break into the Prince George market advanced a step on Monday night when city council members gave their concurrence to installation of four towers in the city.

City council threw its support behind a major sporting event Monday after learning the goal is to draw 250 competitors to the Prince George and generate a significant economic impact.