Local News

The B.C. Federation of Labour is hosting a conference on regional development Friday and Saturday in Prince George, entitled Building a Brighter Future for B.C. Resource Communities. The conference begins at 9 a.m.

The news director at Vista Radio in Prince George will become the Prince George Airport Authority's (PGAA) new marketing and communications manager starting next month. Lindsay Andreza will take over the posting effective Aug.

Community gardeners are taking advantage of the warm spring weather and planting all over town.

Central B.C.'s rural residents and businesses won't be left stranded, representatives of three major courier companies assured Wednesday, should a Canada Post workers act on a threat to go on strike.

Nineteen students in School District 57 have earned $1,000 apprenticeship scholarships, school board trustees were told Tuesday night.

Two days of visits by B.C.'s international trade representatives have come and gone, and Prince George is the better for it, according to hosting organization Initiatives Prince George (IPG) vice president Kathie Scouten. Cathy Yao, B.C.

Cyclists who make the long trek up the hill to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) can now get a quick shower before heading off to class.

In the last few days, the Prince George RCMP have received approximately six reports of copper wire being stolen from various locations in the Prince George area. These thefts are occurring during the night.

The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an interim injunction that prevents Canfor from logging in an area west of Prince George important to the Wet'suwet'en First Nation.

Rural residences were the target of at least two break-and-enter incidents on Monday. One of the break-ins was on Telachick Road west of the city. Stolen from that home was a Wii game console, two video cameras, a cell phone and gasoline.