Local News

Celebrations filled Fort George Park to mark the 15th National Aboriginal Day on Tuesday.

The union representing 700 workers at Finning's operations in B.C. and The Yukon say that a strike will start at 4 p.m. "We met with Finning again today, and continue to be available for meetings - we are working for a fair contract.

Approximately 300 metres of operational telephone wire was clipped from a Prince George phone line early Monday morning, most likely so thieves could sell the copper on the scrap metal market.

The girl struck by a vehicle on the Hart Highway, Tuesday afternoon, is alive but has been flown to hospital in Vancouver.

The family of missing Vanderhoof girl Madison Scott have issued a reward. They hope a financial incentive will break loose a new angle in the case and bring some closure to the mystery that has gripped them and the town since May 28.

A 25-year-old man has died after a collision in Quesnel. At 8 a.m. Monday morning, Quesnel RCMP and the Cariboo Chilcoton Traffic Services Unit responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck near Safeway in Quesnel.

The annual Father's Day Show 'n' Shine, present by Cruisin' Classics, was held Sunday at Fort George Park. Check out The Citizen's photo gallery of the event at www.pgcitizen.ca.

The city's annual report is going online in a big way.

Graffiti artists can put their mark on community beauty, and paint over vandalism at the same time.

First Nations in British Columbia will have access to a new, long-term woodland licence, a long-time call from First Nations, including in north-central B.C. B.C.