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Handwriting’s days are numbered, poll shows

Handwriting’s days are numbered, poll shows

During the last poll, The Citizen asked which current behaviour will be unthinkable 100 years from now. Readers thought handwriting would be lost, taking 33 per cent of the vote for a total of 174 votes.
Two First Nations challenging Site C environmental permits

Two First Nations challenging Site C environmental permits

rophet River and West Moberly, are seeking to quash environmental permits issued by the B.C. government for the Site C dam.
Convicted child sex abuser released on parole

Convicted child sex abuser released on parole

A Prince George man found guilty of sexually assaulting a boy over seven years was released on parole in July under strict residential conditions.
Researchers reel in fish findings

Researchers reel in fish findings

Researchers have discovered that lake trout can be born and raised entirely in a diluted saltwater ecosystem, known as brackish water.
Five-year-old wants to give back

Five-year-old wants to give back

After Lexi Shymanski, 5, saved her mother Angela and baby brother Peter, three months old, when the car they were in crashed down a 40-foot embankment, the family decided to give something back to the community.
Fatal crash victim named

Fatal crash victim named

A Prince George man was killed in a crash, Wednesday, on Ness Lake Road. William Ross Struke, 19, died after a the car he was driving collided with a tractor pulling an empty wood chip trailer shortly after 8 a.m. The B.C.
Shaw ready to run in new northeastern riding

Shaw ready to run in new northeastern riding

The man vying for the Liberal Party of Canada nod in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies says he'll likely run to the right of his teammates in red if he wins the nomination.
Foreigners not wanted

Foreigners not wanted

A Prince George woman was shocked and offended last week after a hotel chain dismissed her online application, mistakenly believing she wasn't a Canadian citizen. Chandra Scopie had applied for a housekeeper position available at the Sandman hotel.
Family, friends, comrades mourn reservist

Family, friends, comrades mourn reservist

Before a word was said in eulogy for Pte. Kirby Tott, hundreds stood in silence, many with heads bowed and many more with poppies pinned to black cloth for the Prince George reservist.
Ness Lake Road closed due to serious accident

Ness Lake Road closed due to serious accident

Police got a report at 8:21 Wednesday morning that there was a motor vehicle incident between a logging truck and a personal vehicle where one person died. Ness Lake Road was closed this morning. More details as they become available.