Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Local News

Frizzell tops council spending list

Frizzell tops council spending list

Coun. Garth Frizzell outspent the mayor in terms of expenses logged in 2014, according to last year's statement of financial information set to be approved by city council on Monday night.
Bird-moth combination is hummingbird moth

Bird-moth combination is hummingbird moth

Lana Wynnychuk took this recent photo at her house in the Hart. She didn't know what she was looking at and had to do some research to find out that this was a hummingbird moth.
First local Citizen paper girl would sell, sell, sell

First local Citizen paper girl would sell, sell, sell

"Prince George Citizen, read all about it!" That's what Jo-Anne Brietzke, now 75, would call out as she sold newspapers on the street as the first Citizen paper girl in the 1950s. Jo, as she is called nowadays, was nine years old when she started.
City holds heart to Hart

City holds heart to Hart

The format needs some work, but overall Mayor Lyn Hall said he was happy with the first neighbourhood conversation held Wednesday night in the Hart.
Poll respondents against name change

Poll respondents against name change

The last Citizen poll asked: are you in favour of the renaming of Fort George Park as Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park? The results were overwhelmingly negative with 52 per cent of pollsters saying no, Fort George is an important part of the history of
Man jailed for pair of robberies

Man jailed for pair of robberies

A Prince George man has been sentenced to 184 days in jail for two counts of robbery earlier this year.
PGDTA president says goodbye

PGDTA president says goodbye

After four years with the Prince George District Teachers' Association, Tina Cousins gave her swan song at Tuesday night's school board meeting, saying it was both the best and worst of times.
Council to consider bringing back street line touch ups

Council to consider bringing back street line touch ups

Doing touch ups to painted lines on city streets in the fall could be making a comeback. According to a staff report to city council, the practice of repainting some lines on major roads in October was called off a decade ago.
Documentary puts aboriginal education in spotlight

Documentary puts aboriginal education in spotlight

A new documentary about aboriginal education in School District 57 places Prince George and its surrounding communities as an example for the rest of the country.
Property crime on the rise

Property crime on the rise

Property crime is still a problem in Prince George. A trend police noticed in May has continued so far this month, according to numbers released Wednesday by Prince George RCMP.