Local News

A local artist is taking organizers of the 2015 Canada Winter Games and three Prince George automobile dealerships to small claims court over their use of images she designed for the event.

Highway 97 will be closed 27 km. north of Prince George from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today so a crew can perform maintenance work on the Wright Creek Bridge, according to the Ministry of Transportation's DriveBC service. No detour will be available.

The Little Bobtail Lake fire is now 45 per cent contained. The weather forecast that sees a chance of erratic winds is a concern today.

University of Northern B.C.'s non-faculty staff have ratified a five-year collective agreement. The two sides worked collaboratively, said CUPE 3799 president Caroline Sewell.

A $7.84-million contract has been awarded to Jakes Construction of Chilliwack to widen Highway 97 to four lanes between Dragon Lake Road and Quartz Road south of Quesnel, the provincial government said Friday.

The College of New Caledonia's dental assisting program will go ahead in the fall.

The Little Bobtail Lake forest fire may have had only a limited impact on that area's fibre supply.

A new study warns a type of woodland caribou is nearing extinction despite conservation efforts, and links that decline to significant habitat loss.

Trevor Linden is used to being at the focal point of rock-star receptions.

Trevor Linden, Canucks president, hockey operations, was in Prince George to announce the Vancouver Canucks will be holding a training camp in Prince George this September.