Local News

Wildfire suppression personnel from the Prince George fire centre are on loan to the Yukon Territory.

Highway 16 East will remain at a single lane alternating 23 kilometres east of Slim Creek as authorities continue to monitor a slide that has caused half of one lane to settle about six inches.

A Prince George man was sentenced to two years plus a day for his role in a home invasion last year.

Area residents will get a break from the rising waters of the Fraser River this weekend. According to B.C. River Forecast Centre head David Campbell, the river level is continuing to drop from its peak of 10.02 metres on Tuesday.

Burnaby RCMP nabbed a couple of suspected thieves with help from their colleagues in Prince George and may have plucked a thorn from the side for a local business in the process.

The Blackburn Community Association hosted a benefit dance for the families of the Lakeland Mill on Saturday, June 9 and raised $6,382.74. More than 60 businesses and community supporters helped with donations, including items for a silent auction.

A Canada Day fixture will be off the tracks for this year's edition.

The road ahead is 850 kilometres long for 25 riders in the Canadian Cancer Society's Cops For Cancer Tour de North ride from Prince George to Prince Rupert.

Five kilometres of running is all that separates a group of young girls from completion of an eight-week exercise in building fitness, self-esteem and confidence.

Three-day event includes tour, scholarships, golf tournament