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Accessibility to LTM Park needs improvement

Accessibility to LTM Park needs improvement

Just like every other able-bodied person in Prince George one local resident would like to sit on a bench at river's edge hand-in-hand with her husband to contemplate life.
Drivers told to slow down in construction zone

Drivers told to slow down in construction zone

The men and women fixing the Yellowhead Bridge are in daily danger from passing motorists. The long-term repair project has encountered a problem the construction crew did not anticipate: constant speeding.
City pushing for exemption from Employer Health Tax

City pushing for exemption from Employer Health Tax

City council has joined a growing chorus seeking an exemption for municipalities from the Employer Health Tax. In a letter to Carole James, B.C.
Man who lured woman sentenced for attempted murder

Man who lured woman sentenced for attempted murder

A Prince George man was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison for luring a woman into his home with the intent of murdering her. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ron Tindale issued the term to Robyn Glenn Derksen, 54, for an Oct.
Update: Door knockers from legitimate business, RCMP say

Update: Door knockers from legitimate business, RCMP say

Prince George RCMP are calling off the alarm after determining it was representatives of a legitimate home security business who were knocking on doors last week.
Francois Lake area residents feel 'ignored, abandoned'

Francois Lake area residents feel 'ignored, abandoned'

The area south of Francois Lake is a rarity in the region. It's reputed to be one of the most beautiful corners of the earth. It is isolated by virtue of being sandwiched between big Francois Lake and simply enormous Ootsa Lake.
Wildfires threaten Francois Lake area

Wildfires threaten Francois Lake area

The area between Francois Lake and Ootsa Lake might look remote on a map, and it is indeed accessible by only a few ways in or out, but is nonetheless heavily populated. An estimated 1,500 homes are tucked in amongst the lakes, fields and trees.
Burns Lake fair cancelled over fire concerns

Burns Lake fair cancelled over fire concerns

People have been displaced, homes and other buildings have been burned, and now the region's forest fires have cost the public a cultural event.
Trudeau on way to Prince George

Trudeau on way to Prince George

NANAIMO -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency.
Wildfires draw premier to Prince George

Wildfires draw premier to Prince George

Natural disasters on the scale of the massive wildfires and flooding the province has endured over the last 18 months may become the "new normal," Premier John Horgan warned Tuesday but added steps will be taken to lessen the impact in the years ahea