Local News

Prince George resident Sussanne Skidmore Hewlett has secured a nomination for the coming provincial election. The community organizer will face off in May against incumbent B.C. Liberal MLA John Rustad as the New Democrat opponent in Nechako Lakes.

Rupert Potter can see as well as anyone that B.C. has a great economic view of China and the United States. He is urging Prince George businesses to also turn around once in a while and cast their fiscal gaze towards England.

A non-profit group hopes to launch a new helicopter air ambulance service in northern B.C. as soon as next summer. Northern B.C. Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operations Society (H.E.R.O.S.

The Northern Health Connections bus system will have reduced service over the holiday period. All short-haul routes will begin their final trips on Dec. 18 and all long-haul routes will begin their last runs on Dec. 22.

Local emergency service agencies have come together to create a combined radio channel to enhance their coordination during serious emergencies.

Dr. Manpreet Tiwana has a busy year in front of him as the first clinical research fellow in radiation oncology at the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.

Drivers should not let the blue sky and sunshine stop them from driving safely, North District RCMP traffic services Staff Sgt. Pat McTiernan is advising.

Chief librarian Alan Wilson is not about to start looking for a new home for the Prince George Public Library's books, magazines and other material following two water leaks at the Bob Harkins branch over the last few weeks.

Regan Daoust got to show off the brand new physiotherapy lab at UNBC to her fellow UBC master of physical therapy students on Friday.

As much as 15 centimetres of snow was expected to have fallen on the city by the time all was said and done Thursday and, following some holdover flurries, a reprieve was expected to follow by midmorning today.