Local News

Ewen Craig McDonald, 53, of Vernon was the man who died Jan. 23 when his pickup truck collided with a loaded semi-truck and trailer unit on Highway 5, the BC Coroners Service said Tuesday.

Gas up the snowblower, put on the felt packs, there's more snow on the way, Prince George. There was a record snowfall Friday with a total of 20 cm that eked out the 19 cm that fell on Jan. 30, 1957.

The 30th FrancoFun Winter Festival starts Friday and goes until March 7. This year's lineup of entertainment and activities includes celebrations during the Canada Winter Games as well as crowd-favourite the Sugar Shack brunch.

During the Canada Winter Games traffic patterns downtown and parking lot availability will be altered.

During the last online poll, the Citizen asked readers what they would like to see in the space that Target will be vacating at the Pine Centre Mall.

With the bustle of activity caused by the Canada Winter Games in less than two weeks, it's important for those who call downtown home to still feel like it's their space, according to the executive director of Positive Living North.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has rejected an application from BCR Properties Ltd. to dismiss a lawsuit against the Crown corporation brought on by Prince George lumber manufacturer John Brink.

There were 637 fewer people living in the City of Prince George in 2014 than there were the year before according to the latest estimates from BC Stats. The city's population declined by 0.9 per cent to 73,590.

A proposed hotel project sailed through the public hearing process Monday night, leaving only one more vote of council to bring it to fruition.

A healthy living program that that channels the challenge of competition and Canada's favourite sport is targeting northern B.C. men. The two six-week intervention programs, dubbed power play and playoff, target men in the workplace.