Local News

Cariboo North independent MLA Bob Simpson is now posting copies of his travel expense claim forms on his website, a move the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is applauding.

A Prince George man was sentenced to nearly 10 months in jail Monday for a June incident in which he was seen trying to enter a local pub with a loaded handgun.

With the northwest town of Kitimat prepared for one of the largest industrial expansions in the history of Northern B.C., a University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) geography professor is poised to help the community make its transition.

A local activist is signing up for the Amnesty International initiative 'Write for Rights' taking place Saturday.

Prince George is now home to three new psychiatrists and a fourth is on the way to establishing a practice in Prince Rupert. And there are no longer any vacancies for the emergency medicine doctors in Prince George at UHNBC.

A sold-out Mustang raffle has turned into a hair-raising experience that will benefit cancer patients.

Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris says he continues to maintain a rental home in Prince George although he admits to spending "as much time as I'm able to in the Okanagan" where his wife has owned property for about a decade.

A date has been set for the Joint Panel Review's (JRP) appearance in Prince George to hear from the public about Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal. The JRP will be in at the Ramada Hotel on Wed., Jan. 18, 6 p.m.

More than 200 people gathered for the annual Muscular Dystrophy Brunch with Santa held at the Hart Community Centre Sunday. Firefighters escorted Santa to the brunch while the Country Cuzzins serenaded the crowd and children got their faces painted.

The one-time owner of the "Packrat Palace" is at odds with City Hall once again.