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No murders this year

No murders this year

Congratulations Prince George. With just a few days left, the city is close to going a year without a murder or a manslaughter. That's a far cry from 2010 when there were seven within city limits and two more in the surrounding area.
Little peace for families of Legebokoff's victims

Little peace for families of Legebokoff's victims

It's a question Donna Leslie often asks herself - what would she have done differently? If she could do it all over again, what steps would she have taken to prevent her daughter from meeting up with what turned out to be a date with death? On the ev
New nurse manager at Hospice House

New nurse manager at Hospice House

There's a new nurse manager at the Prince George Hospice House. Erin Wallis took on the position recently after working as a registered nurse at hospice for the last 12 and a half years.
Legacy wall to honour community

Legacy wall to honour community

The Novak Family Legacy Wall is now a permanent fixture in the Prince George Civic Centre lobby. Dunkley Lumber, owned by the Novak family, donated 11,000 pieces of two by four lumber used to build the wave-like wall.
Exit, stage right

Exit, stage right

It's the last week of November and Shari Green is a scant few days away from relinquishing the title of mayor to incoming Prince George CEO Lyn Hall.
Enter, stage left

Enter, stage left

The newly elected mayor of Prince George is running late. When Lyn Hall finally steps off the elevator on the fifth floor of city hall, 10 minutes later than the appointed meeting time with The Citizen, he's contrite. "I hate being late," says Hall.
Snow clearing focused on priority routes

Snow clearing focused on priority routes

City crews worked Saturday to keep Priority 1 and Priority 2 routes clear and passable.
Missing boys found

Missing boys found

Prince George RCMP have located two teenage boys who had been missing since Dec. 18. Ben Pilon, 16, and Brett Pilon, 14, were both located and are safe, according to police information released on Wednesday. Ben had been located on Dec.
Poll picks Canada's newsmaker of the year

Poll picks Canada's newsmaker of the year

The last poll question asked who is Canada's newsmaker of the year? There were a couple of options that were in a tight race but Rob Ford took it with 38 per cent of the vote for a total of 223 votes.
Who's the news of 2014?

Who's the news of 2014?

Who (or what) was Prince George's newsmaker of the year? Citizen reporters make their case below for who is most deserving of the honour but we'd like our readers to decide. To cast your ballot, just send us an email to page2@pgcitizen.