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Society against liquor store at Coast Inn

An attempt to establish a liquor store at the Coast Inn of the North is meeting with controversy.

Already a record year for exports to China

With nearly $2.6 billion worth of merchandise and commodities shipped over the first nine months of the year, 2010 has already become British Columbia's record year for exports to China, B.C.
Gateway trade mission brings business home from Asia

Gateway trade mission brings business home from Asia

An increase in copper shipments to Japan through the Port of Vancouver and additional daily flights from Tokyo through Vancouver International Airport highlight the a Pacific Gateway Alliance mission to Asia.

Share a Bear program starts up at B.C. Liquor Stores

B.C. Liquor Stores annual Share a Bear program starts up on Monday and this year, twin bears will be polar bear cubs outfitted with sparkly scarves - one blue and one silver - will be the centrepiece.

Cutbank cleanup pulls out plenty of garbage

It cost more than $23,000 but a cleanup of the cutbanks last month yielded plenty of garbage.

Babysitter sentenced to seven years for sex offences

A Prince George man has been sentenced to seven years in jail for maintaining a seven-year sexual relationship with a boy he had he first encountered while babysitting.
UNBC professor publishes book on the effects of cruises in the Arctic

UNBC professor publishes book on the effects of cruises in the Arctic

As the Northwest Passage opens up due to global warming, a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia has released a book detailing the many side effects brought to both northern and southern polar regions by cruise tourists.
15 crashes Friday on icy roads

15 crashes Friday on icy roads

Icy roads caused havoc for the RCMP Friday morning as residents braved their first day of ice, heavy frost and some snow-covered streets. Const.

Food security at Healthier You expo

Food security is just one of topics that will be discussed at the annual Healthier You Expo. Don Bassermann will be discussing the "100 Mile Diet" talk at 2:40 p.m.

Greens on gangs

The Green Party is using organized crime as a barometer for society in general. A contingent from the political group was in Prince George to discuss the state of our city's gangs with RCMP Supt. Brenda Butterworth-Carr.