Local News

Anti-HST organizers in north-central B.C. are taking their fight on the road to smaller communities in the region.

A Prince George man has been arrested, after trying to enter the College Heights Pub with a loaded handgun early Saturday morning. At approximately 1:30 a.m.

B.C. Hydro and the Gitanyow First Nation have reached an impact-benefit agreement on the $404-million Northwest Transmission Line, which puts to rest the First Nation's recent escalating unhappiness over bargaining on the project.

The B.C. government is providing $1 million in initial funding to kick-start preparations for the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Ida Chong announced today.

A review of Initiatives Prince George's operations could begin on Monday, if council approves the terms of reference of the review. The review has been nearly a year in the making, and would be the first in the organization's 10-year history.

Joined by kindergarten children at Morley elementary school, Premier Christy Clark today announced the expansion in B.C. of the internationally-recognized Roots of Empathy anti-bullying program.

City council gave its nod of approval to an expansion of Steamers Pub, despite opposition from LaSalle Avenue residents.

Passenger traffic at the Prince George Airport increased 3.8 per cent between 2009 and 2010. A total of 390,340 people arrived or departed from the city's airport, according to the airport's 2010 annual report.

From Prince George provincial court: June 6 Liam Padriac Gaffney was fined $1,000, with a $150 victim surcharge, for care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired. He was fined an additional $1,000 for breach of recognizance.

A group of Prince George women got an introduction to municipal politics this weekend. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities hosted a two-day workshop in the city aimed at increasing the number of women in local government.