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First Nations to share in mine

First Nations to share in mine

Four local indigenous nations will receive direct revenues from a mine in their shared territory.
Energy contributions celebrated

Energy contributions celebrated

Government representatives gathered Wednesday in downtown Prince George to recognize the funding partners behind the city's district energy system.

Teachers threatened with lockout: report

B.C. teachers face a partial lockout next Monday, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday. According to a letter the newspaper obtained from the B.C. Teachers' Federation and posted on the B.C.
Full house

Full house

Don Lucas is the winner of the Prince George Spruce Kings Show Home Lottery. He won a $493,000, 1,702 square-foot custom-built home by Scheck Construction. The house is located in the Aberdeen Glen subdivision at 2626 Links Drive.

What is dementia?

Dementia is an umbrella term for a variety of brain disorders. Symptoms include loss of memory, judgment and reasoning, and changes in mood and behaviour.

What the numbers say about dementia

An estimated 500,000 Canadians have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Over 70,000 of them are under 65 and approximately 50,000 are under the age of 60. One in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

Warning signs of dementia

As people age, some forgetting is natural and inevitable.

Alzheimer's Association First Link program

Help for those in Prince George newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's or any other form of dementia is just a phone call away.
Winery hopes to bear fruit

Winery hopes to bear fruit

Before there can be Northern Lights wine, there must first be northern leaves. From the leaves and flowers will come fruit. From the fruit will come the north's first commercially-produced estate vino.
BID expands

BID expands

A local company with multinational interests has expanded its foreign business. BID Group of Companies, based in Vanderhoof and Prince George, owns a division in Quebec and South Carolina.