Local News

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre has earned a Governor General medal in architecture. The green building was one of 12 buildings that earned the honour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Tuesday.

Noah Birch, the 15-year-old Quesnel boy reported missing earlier this week has been found, RCMP said Thursday.

A Prince George parolee has been arrested after Prince George RCMP found him with methamphetamine and heroin. The 39-year-old tried to flee on his bike last Wednesday, near the 2000 block of Pine Street.

The College of New Caledonia has been recognized by the Global Best Awards for its research forest. It tied for silver at the awards for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for the North America region.

Northern groups that target community health can make a pitch for up to $5,000 for their programs. Northern Health has opened the call for applications for its IMAGINE Community Grants -its second call for the year.

Starting Wednesday Willow Cale Road will be closed for construction likely until December.

The local Husky Refinery will be conducting a series of training exercises on the Nechako and Fraser Rivers and other secondary waterways beginning Tuesday and for the rest of the week. There will be boats on the water, along with a floating boom.

The Outdoor Ice Oval Society doesn't want to leave its hours of operation up to mother nature. A $3.7 million refrigeration system would solve its problem: a season that shortens every year despite increased interest.

Almost 10,000 seniors and their families participated in a survey conducted by the B.C. Seniors Advocate about home supports offered throughout the province.

Prince George RCMP are investigating the theft of football equipment from a storage bin located at the Prince George secondary school practice field.