Local News

Residents along the Fraser River have been told to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice. At 9:15 p.m. on Saturday the B.C. River Forecast Centre upgraded the high streamflow advisory on the Fraser River to a flood warning.

A Prince George veterinarian is concerned about the safety of a doggie treat made in China after coming across two small dogs in a 24-hour period that had trouble digesting the product. Dr.

Highway 16 is closed to traffic in both directions roughly 77 kilometres east of Prince George after heavy rain caused a culvert to overflow at Kenneth Creek between Purden Provincial Park and the Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den Protected Area.

Vandals did significant damage to a front-end loader left unattended at a rock quarry near Prince George. The Komatsu machine was valued at about $400,000 by police. They are investigating the incident that was discovered on June 29 by its owners.

Former NDP MLA Charlie Wyse has been acclaimed as the NDP candidate in Cariboo-Chilcotin, the fourth NDP candidate nominated in preparation for a possible fall provincial election. Wyse served the area as MLA from 2005-2009.

BC Parks is providing $19,500 to School District 57's aboriginal education program to pay for ethnobotany tour signage at Eskers Provincial Park. The money comes out of $450,000 set aside through BC Parks 100th anniversary community legacy fund.

Premier Christy Clark celebrated on Friday the grand opening of the Kitwanga sawmill, one of the only forest production facilities operating in the northwest.

B.C. Housing has hired addictions specialist Dr. Beverly Richardson to assess the treatment model used at Baldy Hughes. B.C.

A Williams Lake business got flash-robbed on Sunday and police worry the band of thieves might be on the move.

A University of Northern British Columbia professor and one of his students recently won major awards for their work at two separate international conferences.