Local News

One of B.C.'s most esteemed heritage sites is set to receive a fix fit for its thrones. The B.C. government is funding $247,000 worth of "urgent" sewer upgrades for the Barkerville Heritage Trust, the ministry of tourism announced Monday.

A woman died Monday at the scene of a single vehicle accident near KItsegucia west of Prince George. New Hazelton police report the vehicle was travelling east about 7 a.m. when it went it off the road on the left side and into the ditch.

The Prince George Public Library is joining libraries across the country in celebrating Canadian Library Month. The library is offering an exhibit at the Bob Harkins Branch to showcase the incredible value of having a library card.

Recently-toughened drinking and driving laws appear to be hurting the bottom lines of local pubs.

Clients and employees of CIBC donated money over the past couple of months towards the Kiss the Pig campaign.If $1,000 was raised, Corey Darling, CIBC branch manager of the Pine Centre Mall would have to kiss a pig.

Northern B.C. MP Jay Hill ended his 22-year-old political career earlier than expected on Monday and announced he will resign his House of Commons seat on Oct. 25.

The Additional Hotel Room Tax works, the B.C. government likes it and more municipalities will be implementing it, provincial minister Kevin Krueger told the Northern B.C. Tourism Association's annual general meeting Monday in Prince George.

Western Coal Corp. announced Monday it had reached an increase of about 90 per cent in coal production to 1.5 million tonnes for the three months ending Sept. 30, 2010, compared with the quarter a year earlier. "Producing 1.5 million tonnes . . .

Five registered nurses at University Hospital of Northern B.C. have been issued displacement notices which are different than layoff notices, said BC Nurses Union regional chair for Northeast region.

Valemount RCMP are investigating a bizarre, unprovoked attack on a good Samaritan along Highway 5 near Valemount. Around 10:30 p.m. Sept.