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Third suspicious motel fire

For the third time this fall, police are sifting through clues of a suspicious fire at a Prince George motel. No definitive connections can be made, said investigators, but arson - even serial arson - has not been ruled out. Oct.
Kordyban Lodge received gift from rotary

Kordyban Lodge received gift from rotary

The Rotary Club of Prince George Yellowhead has made a $25,000 donation to the Canadian Cancer Society's Kordyban Lodge. All of the funds were raised at the Taste of India event held in February 2011.

Kinsley joins Spirit of the North board

Having served nine years as Prince George mayor from 1999 to 2008, Colin Kinsley knows a thing or two about running successful election campaigns.

Wetland conservation success is just ducky

This weekend, Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrated their three decades in Prince George and did so with a financial bang. During their Las Vegas-themed 30th anniversary banquet Friday night, 250 guests raised more than $70,000 for wetland conservation.

Coldsnap snags McLelland-Doucet act for 2012 lineup

A Prince George entertainment institution will continue to provide warmth during the winter season with the hot artists scheduled to blow through town during next year's Coldsnap, Prince George's winter music festival.

Nelson sentenced for manslaughter

Having spent slightly more than two years in custody, Robert Oliver Nelson will serve a further eight months behind bars, B.C. Supreme Court Justice James Williams ruled Monday, for the July 2009 manslaughter death of Darren Lee Paterson.
P.G. blood runs hot at Halloween bash

P.G. blood runs hot at Halloween bash

Who says librarians don't know how to party? The board of the Prince George Public Library put on a thriller night Friday for hundreds of Prince George revelers at the Hot Blooded Ball.

Students look to scare up food for those in need

Prince George residents shouldn't be alarmed when the trick-or-treaters coming to their doors are a little older than the average candy seeker.

Thirty years of highway rescue

For its 30th anniversary the Fort George Highway Rescue Society (FGHRS) is considering painting its trucks hot pink, zebra print, anything to stand apart from the other first responders in the city.

High level drug dealers arrested

A swift series of police drug interventions led to a sizable drug cache and two suspects local Mounties have been interested in for some time. Police attempted to pull over a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon, but the driver wouldn't stop.