Local News

A local business destroyed by a downtown fire in the spring is hoping to make a comeback. This week, the city announced it was selling property at 1235 Third Ave. to Homework Lifestyles Ltd. for $75,000.

The new federal government's announcement Thursday that it was moving ahead with bringing back the mandatory long-form census next year was welcomed locally by those who rely on collected data.

When Millie Allen heard the fire alarm go off, she did not hesitate.

There's a call out for volunteers to help put up 160 flags at the Prince George Civic Centre at 8 a.m. on Remembrance Day.

At about 9 a.m. Thursday, Quesnel RCMP officers who were attending another call noticed a man approach the South Hills area of the city. When the man saw the police, he changed direction and headed back into a wooded area behind Cody Dale Road.

A man was sentenced this week to 28 days in jail for trying to break into the Salvation Army's Curt Garland Community Support Centre in August.

Charges have been approved against one of the two males who were the targets of a search by RCMP on Tuesday.

Cuts and restructuring at the College of New Caledonia's Burns Lake campus "is threatening the sustainability of this vibrant community hub," according to a September impact study.

The College of New Caledonia's board voted Friday to suspend its dental hygiene program for at least another year.

Three local restaurants reported break and enters where poppy trays and cash were stolen. At about 11:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 the local RCMP got a report of a break and enter at a restaurant in the 1500 Block of Highway 97.