Local News

The City of Prince George heard "loud and clear" that residents weren't happy with the proposed public access hours at Masich Place Stadium, according to Mayor Lyn Hall and city director of public works Gina Layte Liston.

Kazuko Komatsu, owner and CEO of Pacific Western Brewing, has died after a long battle with cancer. Komatsu died on Friday, according to a media release issued by the local company.

The thermometer reached a record-setting high on Sunday. It peaked at 33.1 C, according to an Environment Canada measurement, eclipsing the old record for July 29 of 32.7 C, reached in 1998. Highs on Friday and Saturday were 33.1 and 31.

A ban on campfires will come into effect throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre starting Tuesday at noon to help prevent human-caused wildfires, the B.C. Wildfire Service said.

An early-morning fire "extensively damaged" a duplex in the VLA neighbourhood on Monday. Called to 2260 Victoria Street at 6:20 a.m., Prince George Fire Rescue found flames showing from the rear windows of the two-storey structure.

A Prince George man who was behind the wheel during a high-speed rollover that led to the death of a friend and serious injuries at least one other was sentenced Monday to two years and nine months in jail.

SMITHERS - The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new fire approximately 25 kilometres northwest of Fraser Lake. The fire is about 291 hectares in size, and is burning close to Shovel Lake.

The Multicultural and Immigrant Services Society (IMSS) of Prince George held a ceremony Saturday to officially name the building located at 1270 Second Ave. The Baljit Sethi Centre.

Highway 16 will be reduced to single-lane alternating at Purden Lake for most of Saturday to allow for a vehicle recovery, according to DriveBC. The situation is scheduled to last from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and drivers can expect delays.

City council will consider a proposal to expand a program that encourages multiple-family housing to include seniors housing and care homes during Monday night's regular meeting.