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B.C. boosts tourism sector support to $105M following task force report

B.C. boosts tourism sector support to $105M following task force report

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has added $55 million to a grant relief fund to help tourism businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Nazko First Nation chief hopes to unite community

New Nazko First Nation chief hopes to unite community

Like most individuals, newly-elected Nazko First Nation Chief Leah Stump is eager to return to some sense of “normality.
Saik’uz First Nation identifies potential COVID-19 exposure

Saik’uz First Nation identifies potential COVID-19 exposure

Non-residents attempting to enter a northern B.C. First Nation near Vanderhoof will be turned away. Saik’uz First Nation has beefed up its checkpoints, which now include voluntary temperature checks after confirming a potential COVID-19 exposure Dec.
Rise and shine, Prince George!

Rise and shine, Prince George!

Temperatures could feel like -16 C at day's peak
COVID claims another life in northern B.C.

COVID claims another life in northern B.C.

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed a 16th life in northern B.C. On Tuesday, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control reported the death, along with 22 new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region.
B.C. records another 12 COVID-19 deaths, 444 new cases

B.C. records another 12 COVID-19 deaths, 444 new cases

Death toll rises to 777
B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency due to COVID-19

B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency due to COVID-19

B.C. is currently in the longest state of emergency in provincial history. 
Live music, live-stream: Prince George’s 2021 Coldsnap Festival going virtual amid COVID-19

Live music, live-stream: Prince George’s 2021 Coldsnap Festival going virtual amid COVID-19

Organizers keeping ‘close eye’ on public health orders ahead of scheduled shows
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in P.G.

First doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in P.G.

Jubilee Lodge care aide Biserka Becker was the first person in the Northern Health region to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Becker was one of a group of high-risk health care workers at Jubilee Lodge and the University Hospital of Northern B.C.
VIDEO: Prince George care aide the first in Northern Health to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

VIDEO: Prince George care aide the first in Northern Health to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Biserka Becker works in the Jubliee Lodge