Local News

The city will be making its first inroads to increasing the availability of affordable housing.

The city is taking action on a seemingly abandoned downtown property that was the site of a fire last month. On May 29, fire crews snuffed out a blaze they deemed suspicious at 525 George St. (next door to the former Ric's Grill).

A Prince George firefighter has been found guilty of possession of stolen property over $5,000.

The end of a long search for a "one-stop shop" to house the movement's social services in Prince George was celebrated Friday when a grand opening was held for the Salvation Army's Curt Garland Community Support Centre.

After more than 30 years, the city is shuttering its external economic development branch. Initiatives Prince George will be dissolved and its activities brought inside city hall, Mayor Lyn Hall announced Friday morning.

Members of city council are heading to the Hart to hear what the community has to say, face to face.

Work on improvements to a key intersection in Fort Nelson will begin today by a Prince George company. IDL Projects will complete the $1.8 million work on new traffic lights and turning lanes on the Alaska Highway and Simpson Trail intersection.

A trial began Thursday at the Prince George courthouse for a man accused of murdering his stepfather in a Granisle home six years ago.

Celebrating 25 years of music, the Prince George Community Band will perform at the Central British Columbia Railway and Forestry Museum Saturday at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

A trial began Thursday at the Prince George courthouse for a man accused of murdering his stepfather in a Granisle home six years ago.