Local News

Prince George North MLA Pat Bell isn't backing down in the face of former premier Bill Vander Zalm's attack on the harmonized sales tax.

Police are on the lookout for two men following an assault last Sunday afternoon at the Mr. G convenience store and gas station on Highway 16 east.

Prince George's unemployment rate declined 0.6 percentage points last month to 12.3 per cent, powered by a 1,400-position surge in the number of people holding down jobs, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey results released Friday.

Chad Douglas Berry was arrested in Vanderhoof at about 5 a.m. Friday morning without incident. Berry is expected to appear in provincial court later today.

Kelly Road secondary school has been transformed into a police training academy during spring break to give northern youth a real taste of of police work and the boot camp associated with becoming an RCMP.

A call by the Prince George Crisis Centre for volunteers to help out the hundreds of people who ask for some type of help resulted in two new trainees and a number who wish to take the training in the near future.

More than 130 people from across the political spectrum packed a UNBC lecture theatre on Friday night for a rally against the harmonized sales tax that featured former B.C. premier Bill Vander Zalm as the keynote speaker.

A Black Tie Black Jack event is being held as a fundraiser for the Prince George Symphony Orchestra at the Wood Wheaton show room. There will be a lounge set up with a casino-like atmosphere.

Each year, city officials have to spread the tax burden between homeowners, businesses, and industry. The calculation is changed from year to year, and it is different from town to town.

The Citizen spelling bee winner who will represent northern B.C. at the national competition is ready.