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Local community foundation offers grants to non-profits

During its 20th anniversary the Prince George Community Foundation was able to offer seven community organizations more than $17,000 during the second cycle of awarded grants.
Families flown to Vancouver to build support network, attend camp

Families flown to Vancouver to build support network, attend camp

Northern families with autistic children are taking a much-needed break this weekend. Twenty families from Prince George, Prince Rupert, Fort St.
Children's club focuses on community service

Children's club focuses on community service

This week the 5-Day Club children's program ran at the All Nations Church located at 1919-17th Avenue. "This is the second year we've done the 5-Day Club," said Pastor Larry Pinchbeck of the All Nations Church.
Bark in the Park

Bark in the Park

This event goes on Sunday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., with an RCMP dog demonstration at 12:!5. Registration starts at 9 a.m. at Duchess Park Dog Park.
Handwriting’s days are numbered, poll shows

Handwriting’s days are numbered, poll shows

During the last poll, The Citizen asked which current behaviour will be unthinkable 100 years from now. Readers thought handwriting would be lost, taking 33 per cent of the vote for a total of 174 votes.
Two First Nations challenging Site C environmental permits

Two First Nations challenging Site C environmental permits

rophet River and West Moberly, are seeking to quash environmental permits issued by the B.C. government for the Site C dam.
Convicted child sex abuser released on parole

Convicted child sex abuser released on parole

A Prince George man found guilty of sexually assaulting a boy over seven years was released on parole in July under strict residential conditions.
Researchers reel in fish findings

Researchers reel in fish findings

Researchers have discovered that lake trout can be born and raised entirely in a diluted saltwater ecosystem, known as brackish water.
Five-year-old wants to give back

Five-year-old wants to give back

After Lexi Shymanski, 5, saved her mother Angela and baby brother Peter, three months old, when the car they were in crashed down a 40-foot embankment, the family decided to give something back to the community.
Fatal crash victim named

Fatal crash victim named

A Prince George man was killed in a crash, Wednesday, on Ness Lake Road. William Ross Struke, 19, died after a the car he was driving collided with a tractor pulling an empty wood chip trailer shortly after 8 a.m. The B.C.