Local News

Giving Tuesday is a national giving day slated for Dec. 2. This is a new Canadian effort encouraging people to give and volunteer, marking the opening day of the giving season.

A Prince George woman is suing Greyhound for injuries she allegedly suffered by tripping on the lip of the sidewalk in the front door if its 12th Avenue bus station.

Is Santa Claus for real? Does he really exist outside of the hearts and minds of children? Find out the answer during the 20th Annual Santa Claus Debate Friday at the University of Northern B.C. at 7 p.m. in the Canfor Theatre.

An event aimed at raising funds for First Nations' legal challenges against the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal will be held next week in Prince George. Organized by Pull Together, it will be held Thurs., Dec.

The Railway and Forestry Museum is in need of volunteers to help get ready for their annual Celebration of Lights.

A little tardy on your pre-winter cleanup of your yard? The B.C. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals approves and so will the wildlife seeking a bit of help to make it through the coldest part of the year.

It was a thin agenda and several rounds of thanks that greeted the school trustees during their last meeting for District 57's current board, which will say goodbye to Betty Bekkering, Kate Cooke and Sharon Bourassa.

The worst may not be over once the deluge of snow expected to strike Prince George has stopped falling.

A couple of commons sites for illegally dumped garbage have been cleaned up by some community volunteers. In the Nukko Lake area, off to the side of Mossvale Road, a group of do-gooders showed up for a trash-mob that hauled away pickup loads of junk.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #43 president Bruce Gabriel is skeptical the cash infusion the federal government has committed to supporting the mental health needs of military members will have much impact in this region.