Local News

The smoky haze visible in Prince George Thursday, and to a lesser extent today, is from wildfires in Alberta. Quite a bit of smoke has been pushed into central B.C.

A garage sale will be held at the Fraser-Fort George Regional District office on Saturday to raise money to fund the search effort for Madison Scott, the young Vanderhoof woman who went missing May 28.

Wood Wheaton will once again be the site of the B.C. Family Fishing Day event in Prince George this Saturday, and this year's edition is being raised to a new level.

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell is lauding the opening of British Columbia's first cross laminated timber plant Thursday, which he believes could open up a new market as significant as an emerging lumber market in China.

Conifex Timber Inc. has reached an power-purchase agreement with B.C. Hydro that will allow it to build a $50-million bioenergy plant in northern B.C.

A forecast high-wind warning for the Tisigar fire in Northern B.C., the largest in the province, didn't materialize Tuesday evening.

School board chair Lyn Hall will be keeping a closer eye on his date book after missing a meeting with parents in Mackenzie earlier this week.

Rural property taxes remain due in a two weeks despite the postal strike.

When your hydro bill is $2,600 per month, for a common residential duplex, it is going to make authorities wonder if you have a grow-op.

The West Vancouver Police Department's commander said their review of a Prince George Tasering incident wouldn't come to a close for several weeks at least. Chief Const. Peter Lepine was in Prince George for law enforcement meetings this week.