Local News

The community garden at the corner of Victoria Street and Seventh Avenue has produced its last harvest.

A natural gas leak closed Chief Lake Road Thursday evening. RCMP were notified of the gas leak at 5:45 p.m. and are assisting the Pilot Mountain Volunteer Fire Department with the scene.

The Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's help to locate a man wanted on arrest warrants in both B.C. and Alberta. A B.C.-wide warrant has been issued for Martin Paul Legare, 55.

The area restriction order around the Chelaslie River fire will be rescinded due to cooler weather and subsequent decrease in fire activity, the Northwest Fire Centre said today.

Due to a family emergency, Jian Ghomeshi's appearance at Vanier Hall is being rescheduled. Please hold on to your tickets as they will be honoured for the later date, which will be announced next week.

The 2015 Canada Winter Games can almost hang a "no vacancy" sign on Prince George.

The Raise a Reader campaign, held Wednesday, generated $11,050 for local literacy projects.

Three presentations are on the calendar for anyone interested in becoming a dispatcher fielding 911 calls and processing police requests at the North District Operational Communications Centre. They're set for Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Nov.

UNBC is getting into the spirit of the Canada Winter Games by offering student athletes a significant break on their tuition.

The Learning Circle Literacy Program has received $32,000 from the provincial government to help learners improve their reading and writing skills. The project is a collaboration between the Prince George Native Friendship Centre and CNC.