Local News

The starting point for the first-ever Ride Don't Hide cycling event in Prince George on Sunday morning has been moved to the parking lot at Winton Global.

Local safety equipment, including a full firetruck, has passed its allowable certification date, but it is still fully functional.

The Northern Gateway environmental review process has generated public cynicism around resource development which is putting other projects at risk according to Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen.

Two of the region's most famous faces in pop culture are leading the campaign to put laptops in the hands of underprivileged children.

A 62-year-old driver of a large pickup truck was issued a ticket for failing to obey a stop sign after running into cyclist Wednesday afternoon at Eighth and Johnson.

The annual summer fair, formerly the Prince George Exhibition, is now called the British Columbia Northern Exhibition and with the new name for the expo comes the announcement of Angela Cunningham as the new general manager.

The mayor and councillors cost taxpayers $405,715 in pay and expenses last year. The amount is a $56,806 increase over 2011, which can partially be attributed to the roughly 30 per cent raise for councillors which came into effect Jan. 1, 2012.

The city's Montessori education program will reside at Gladstone elementary school for the next two years.

The neonatal intensive care ward at UHNBC will have 13 new monitors after Variety made a six-figure grant to the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

There are more sides to land-use issues in northern B.C. than ever before, but if all sides don't work together, untold millions of dollars and unrealized dreams can be lost for all involved.