Local News

A truck driver has been sent to the hospital following an early-morning crash. Shortly after 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Prince George Regional Traffic Services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 16 West at the Bednesti Lake Resort.

ICBC contributed nearly $85,000 to making roads in the Prince George area safer last year. The Crown corporation's road improvement program provided funds to support three projects in the Prince George area.

City crews will be working this weekend to temporarily fix a section of the traffic circle at the north end of the Cameron Street Bridge after a section of paving stones has lifted.

No charges will be laid for the Victoria Towers fire because there was little likelihood of conviction, according to the B.C. Crown.

The federal Conservatives will limit joint panel environmental reviews to two years and the rule will be applied to Enbridge's controversial Northern Gateway pipeline proposal currently in the middle of the process.

The pilot killed in an Alberta helicopter crash has been identified as a Prince George man. Matthew Goodine, 28, was confirmed as the pilot who succumbed to his injuries after a Bell 260 helicopter went down on Grotto Mountain near Canmore.

For the next three months, 12 young people from around the country will be making their mark on Prince George. The current crop of volunteers arrived this week from their previous posting in Midland, Ont.

The Prince George RCMP responded to a robbery at a Hart liquor store Friday night. According to reports, a man armed with a baseball bat entered Shooters Liquor Store on Monterey Road and smashed some bottles with the weapon. More details to follow.

Mayor Shari Green's new executive assistant, Beverly Smith, says there was nothing unusual about the process which led to her getting the position. Smith begins her position in the mayor's office in April.

The B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation has announced that JobFest, a touring rock n' roll-themed job fair and exhibition, will be coming to 25 northern communities this spring, arriving in Prince George on May 24.