Local News

The Northern Bear Awareness Society received a $1,500 grant from the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. The funding allows for the society to print new brochures that will benefit Prince George, Mackenzie, McBride and Valemount.

ICBC and Canadian Blood Services encourage British Columbians to think twice about their actions this B.C. Day long weekend. There's an average of 1,780 crashes resulting in 500 injuries and three fatalities during the B.C.

An attempted theft last week of a trailer and two jet skis from a local dealership has yielded jail time for a Chetwynd man.

Canada's association of local governments is opposing a federal plan to cancel the main census forms, and Prince George's delegate to the group has extra experience with the issue.

Measures have been taken by both the city and management following a spate of deliberately-set grass and house fires over the weekend in and around the Lombardy Mobile Home Park.

Charges have been laid against two female youths in connection with the assault of another female in Freeman Park on April 16.

Peggy Tobin is spending her summer gearing up to cycle 7,000 km in 15 days in support of eradicating childhood cancer. The third annual Sears National Kids Cancer Ride happens Sept.

Residents in the Hart can expect outages of up to an hour as crews are going through eight weeks of maintenance work on B.C. Hydro powerlines. Three crews are working from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Campfires and any other backyard open fires, including those in fire pits, will be banned in Quesnel starting noon Thursday as part of the region-wide effort to prevent wildfires.

Campfires and any other backyard open fires, including those in fire pits, will be banned in Quesnel starting noon Thursday as part of the region-wide effort to prevent wildfires.