Local News

Ongoing renovations have closed the front parking lot at St. John Hospital in Vanderhoof and moved the Northern Health Connections pickup location. The bus will now pick up patients in the Co-op parking lot in Vanderhoof until further notice.

First Nations victims of residential schools were not the only ones to speak up about the effects of systematic discrimination and abuse during two days of testimony at the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission (TRC) hearings held Monday and Tuesday a

The Independent Investigations Office will release its findings on Friday into a March 8 police-involved incident of serious harm in Prince George.

A lack of trust in their involvement has led to the city withdrawing from the process to expand the municipality's Community Forest project.

Each week or so, the Citizen seeks out your opinion in our online poll. Last week's question asked how long will you watch the Stanley Cup playoffs this year. The results were: * Until the Canucks are out - 20.

One of northern B.C.'s most acclaimed First Nations leaders has been reappointed to a prestigious international position. Grand chief Ed John is a hereditary chief of the Tl'azt'en Nation near Fort St. James.

Once the final numbers are in, both Prince George-area ridings will likely see a slight uptick in voter turnout from Tuesday's election. Although absentee and mail-in ballots have yet to be counted, preliminary results from Elections B.C.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice will hear the arguments early next year on a trademark dispute between Caribou Brewmasters Inc. and Pacific Western Brewery.

Pamela Knowles and Donna Cox are the winners of the Spruce Kings Show Home Lottery. With ticket 6415 they won a home in the Aberdeen Glen subdivision. Also winning was Richard Heighington, who with ticket 0924 won $40,000 in the first Mega 50/50.

The city is advising drivers to use caution while crews complete the annual repainting of street lines. Crosswalks, centre lines and related street markings will be the focus of work crews over the coming weeks.