Local News

Slightly less than a majority of British Columbians support construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline according to a poll commissioned by the project's main proponent.

The Prince George RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a parolee wanted for being unlawfully at large. A Canada-wide warrant was issued on Dec. 16, when Antoinetta Pozzebon, age 50, failed to return to her halfway house in Prince George.

A five-vehicle crash on Highway 97 blocked traffic for about an hour in the vicinity of PGSS and Pine Centre Mall. It was 11:30 a.m. when the flow was restored to the main artery through the city.

Ferguson Lake is small lake within the City of Prince George, along the north-east edge of the city limits. The lake has been stocked with brook trout for several years, but starting in 2007, the lake is being developed as an urban fishery.

The fire at the Meadowbrook apartment complex is now a criminal investigation. Police are looking for a suspect in the blaze that displaced almost 30 people from their homes on New Year's Day.

A fundraising effort is now underway for a family in the Willow River area burned from their home on Monday evening. The Willow River Store is the drop-off point for donations as the family of four tries to get back on its feet.

The Christmas season's driving brought everyone home alive, in 2011, but impairment was still a concern for Prince George police. "There were no fatalities in our area as a result of alcohol or drug impairment," said RCMP Cpl.

VLA sees 10 per cent drop in value

Arson is possibly the cause of a backyard fire on 8th Avenue. A shed in the 1700 block was somehow set ablaze at about 10:40 p.m. Monday, bringing 13 firefighters from two municipal fire halls.

A Via Rail passenger train en route to Prince Rupert from Prince George got stuck outside of Terrace Monday. The train was brought back to Terrace by two freight locomotives after it was stopped by heavy snow conditions.