Local News

A $1.69-million contract has been awarded to a Prince George firm to lower the road surface where Highway 97 passes under a railway overhead in the Pine Pass. Cariboo Construction Ltd.

Canadians may find their mailboxes empty next Wednesday if postal workers proceed with a threat to walk off the job. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said it may exercise its right to strike on May 25 if a deal cannot be reached with Canada Post.

Canadians may find their mailboxes empty next Wednesday if postal workers proceed with a threat to walk off the job. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said it may exercise its right to strike on May 25 if a deal cannot be reached with Canada Post.

Veteran Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Dick Harris and newcomer Prince George-Peace River MP Bob Zimmer didn't make Stephen Harper's cabinet in a shuffle Tuesday.

Hot weather, showers and tributaries already frothing with high water are causing concern among safety authorities, and excitement among hardcore boaters.

The forest industry is near total collapse, states a B.C. Government Employees Union report that's calling on the provincial government to launch a commission of inquiry into the state of forestry. The B.C.

Initiatives Prince George (IPG) has "recognized" BC Hydro for filing a project description report on the proposed Site C Dam project. "This is a significant milestone for BC Hydro and for northern B.

Prince George RCMP tipped over a booze can operating on the edge of the VLA this week. A bootlegger operation was raided late Monday evening and it took until early Tuesday morning to finish gathering all the bottles.

Official flooding has not occurred yet, but the Village of Burns Lake has opened a Level 1 Emergency Operations Centre in case things worsen.

School board trustee Lyn Hall welcomed news that the operating grant provided by the provincial government is set to increase for the coming school year despite School District 57's continued decline in enrollment.