Local News

While city council heard the pleas for help from Hart Highlands residents facing the cost of sanitary sewer installation, it ultimately decided Tuesday that relief won't be in the form of a grant.

Homeowners could see property tax increases in line with the city's 2.5 per cent budget increase this year, according to an early city staff report.

After "countless hours" of preparation, St. John Ambulance is ready to send 52 yellow-coated first responders to provide medical aid to an estimated 15,000 Canada Winter Games fans.

Canada Winter Games officials are keeping a close eye on the weather forecasts as another spate of unseasonable warmth is predicted to strike Prince George just as the Games begin.

The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will attend the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George from Feb. 12 to 15, 27 and 28.

Prince George RCMP have two men in custody following two robberies and one attempted robbery late Sunday night.

The Prince George Farmers' Market will put on their Game face and open Sunday Feb. 15, 22 and March 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to serve the expanded community during the Canada Winter Games.

Thousands of visitors coming through the airport will get a warm welcome in both languages in time for the Canada Winter Games.

Police have released the photo of a suspect in last week's home invasion who remains at large. Elliott Ryan Joseph, 30, is described as a First Nations man with black hair and brown eyes, 175 cm (5’9”) tall and weighing 68 kg (150 lbs).

A watermain break Sunday closed a short stretch of road just off Cariboo Highway and 15th Avenue. City crews started repairs and excavation of the area early Monday morning to the side road between the Sushi Star Restaurant and Ahbau Street.