Local News

Canfor said Friday it has completed purchase of two southern B.C. sawmills from Tembec. The acquisition of Tembec's Elko and Canal Flats sawmills includes 1.

A total of $14.3 million in 14 highway improvements in the Nechako Lakes region, the provincial government said Wednesday. The work will range from improving sight lines by removing brush and trees along rights- of-way, to major resurfacing work.

Baby Amelia Joy Marie Craig lived for only 18-and-a-half days, but her precious time on earth will leave behind a lifetime of memories. Born in Prince George nearly four months premature on Feb.

Peter Road property owner Dale Cassidy is upset it has taken five years for the city to deal with a complaint about an allegedly unpermitted structure on his neighbour's property.

Whether the Babine Forest Products sawmill will be rebuilt remains uncertain.

Repaving on roads disturbed by the construction of the downtown district energy system is expected to begin by the end of April.

Construction of phase two of Duchess Park is expected to begin this spring, following the announcement of $400,000 in provincial funding on Friday.

Bank of Montreal (BMO) economist Douglas Porter is urging prospective home buyers to give fixed rate mortgages greater consideration, saying there appears to be a "shifting of the tides" in the financial markets.

A 19-year-old Prince George man is expected to recover, Prince George RCMP said Friday, after suffering a stab wound to his back early Friday morning during a drunken fight at a house party.

Mayor Shari Green will not comment on how her new executive assistant was recruited, according to a city spokesperson.