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China Nose fire prompts evacuation, highway closure

China Nose fire prompts evacuation, highway closure

The China Nose wildfire burning near Houston has prompted the closure of Highway 16 West and the evacuation of approximately 245 people.
Behind the Relay For Life

Behind the Relay For Life

Relay for Life organizers should be on a break since the event took place in May. That's not the case for the local Cancer Society volunteers. The only 24-hour relay in Canada has grown so much it now takes a year-round effort to put it all together.
Hazy days of summer in P.G.

Hazy days of summer in P.G.

Don't think it's safe to be outside in the sun's burning rays in these hazy days of a Prince George summer. You can still get a sunburn through the haze.
Neil and the giant bean stalk

Neil and the giant bean stalk

Neil Peterson stands next to his bean stock that he grew this year at his Irwin Street home. The stock, a Scarlett Runners bean, towers over Peterson who stands 6' 4" himself.
Thieves take crowbars to Legion

Thieves take crowbars to Legion

Phone calls before 5 a.m. are never usually good news, and the call Bruce Gabriel received on Tuesday morning was no exception. It was at 4:20 a.m.
Blockade continues at Red Chris mine site

Blockade continues at Red Chris mine site

Members of the Klabona Keepers, made up of members of the Tahltan First Nation, have blockaded the access to Imperial Metals' Red Chris mine construction site since Friday.
Smoke advisory cancelled

Smoke advisory cancelled

The B.C. Ministry of Environment ended the air quality advisory for Prince George on Thursday at 1 p.m. Wildfires burning in the area prompted the advisory on Tuesday.

Suspect sought after BCNE assault

A late-night fight at the B.C. Northern Exhibition has local police looking for witnesses.

B.C. First Nation plans to evict Imperial Metals

CHASE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation plans to issue an eviction notice to Imperial Metals Corp.
Air quality advisory, new evacuation warning, as wildfires char B.C. woodlands

Air quality advisory, new evacuation warning, as wildfires char B.C. woodlands

VANCOUVER - Rain and cooler weather can't come soon enough for beleaguered crews battling wildfires around British Columbia.