Local News

A commercial laptop that had been stolen from a Terasen Gas vehicle April 12 was recovered damaged on April 15 near Ron Brent elementary school.

People with disabilities will get help preparing for jobs as a result of a $392,409 grant from the federal government to Kopar Administration Ltd. The project will help 45 people with disabilities gain the skills they need to enter the labour market.

Prince George's future looks promising, according to the new Chamber of Commerce president, Roy Spooner. He said it's important to project "fact-based, positive messages about the city" and attack issues head on.

A new program has been launched at Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community for addicts who turn to crime to support their habits and then become hooked to the thrill of stealing cars or breaking into homes.

A Prince George man's appeal of unlawful confinement conviction has been rejected by a B.C. Court of Appeal justice.

A Prince George man will have to serve out the remainder of his sentence in a federal penitentiary after his attempt to get it reduced to two years less a day so he could transfer to a provincial institution was turned down by a B.C.

A new man with a new title became the head of The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation on Wednesday. Don Gowan, a businessman with extensive ties to Prince George, will be the new CEO of one of northern B.C.

There was a fire on Red Rock Road West on Monday night about 10:37 and when police were called to assist the Prince George fire department they discovered more than 7,000 marihuana plants with an estimated street value in the millions of dollars.

Mom and child were inside their house in the Wallace Drive/Enns Road area of Hart Highlands while a child-sized ATV was stolen from the garage Wednesday morning between 5:30 and 8 a.m. Police are concerned because the residence were home at the time.

The Royal Purple Lodge 48 is celebrating its 65th anniversary this Friday and Saturday at the Canadian Legion auditorium. National president Joyce Spilchuk travelled from North Bay, Ontario to join in the festivities.