Local News

Take Back the Night, the annual protest against violence against women, starts at the steps of Prince George City Hall this Friday at 7 p.m.

The Village of Valemount has yet to make their formal case for not being a part of the Prince George-Peace River federal riding, but one resident already has the ear of those making the decisions.

New Democratic Party forests critic Norm Macdonald says he is encouraged by Hampton Affiliates announcement Monday that the company intends to rebuild Babine Forest Products although he hoped something firmer would have been brought forward.

UNBC has been recognized for having the top green engineering program in the province by Corporate Knight magazine.

A third armed robbery in three days was committed Monday evening when a gas station at the corner of Fifth and Carney was targeted. The incident, which occurred just after 7:30 p.m.

A man police say is a prolific offender has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. Dale Allan West, 32, received the term Thursday for an Aug.

Love Never Gets Old is an ongoing series looking at love, sex and romance among Prince George seniors. Unless you're dead, it's never too late to date, said one local dating service owner.

The city's community radio station is flipping burgers for those who flip to their channel. CFIS 93.1-FM, based at Studio 2880, is hosting a barbecue from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29.

The Association of B.C. Forest Professionals (ABCFP) and the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) are holding an art competition to celebrate National Forest Week.

Williams Lake resident Yvon Levac is the latest winner of an early bird prize in the Prince George Hospice Society 2012 Dream Home Lottery. Levac's name was drawn Tuesday for a Beachcomber hot tub from Tropical Pool and Spa.