Local News

A quarter-century of memories was unearthed Friday as Prince George residents gathered to see what they or their neighbours thought worth preserving in the city's 75th anniversary time capsule.

Two local men have been arrested following a break and enter at a Prince George business early Friday morning with the help of a quick response by a Prince George RCMP general duty officer and a police service dog.

Prince George RCMP have arrested two people as part of a drug trafficking investigation in the Pinewood and Southridge areas.

Nearly four days of shutting off the taps was enough of a break for the city's reservoirs to warrant lifting the watering ban. The restriction on mechanical sprinklers and unattended hoses imposed Tuesday morning was eased Friday at 5 p.m.

An outbreak of measles in northern B.C. in 2010 can be traced to a single visitor from China, according to research from scientists at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and the University of B.C.

Long-time Exploration Place executive director Tracy Calogheros is seeking the nomination to run for the Liberals in Cariboo-Prince George in the next federal election.

Books & Company, the beloved downtown bookstore and arts mecca, has now put Prince George on the map in a new way.

Halfway through the year and there have been starts on 81 new single-family homes in Prince George and area so far, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation numbers released Thursday. That's up from 53 starts by the same point last year.

The University of Northern B.C. has created a new position focused on the institution's aboriginal relations. Rheanna Robinson will act as senior advisor to president Daniel Weeks on the issue.

The B.C. Freshwater Fisheries Society is hosting two learn-to-fish classes for kids ages five to 15 at Shane Lake in Forests for the World. They will be held on Thurs., July 16 and Thurs., Aug. 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.