Local News

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce advocated for the legalization of marijuana at the B.C. Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting on Monday. The Prince George chamber proposed a two-part resolution for the B.C.

Two new liquor licences for downtown Prince George have received city council's nod of approval. Nancy O's Restaurant on Third Avenue requested city support for a liquor-primary licence to compliment live entertainment.

Two teenaged girls are the latest victims of a flasher in Prince George.

Chubb Lake is located south of Prince George, just west of Highway 97. This lake has good rainbow trout fishing and is one of the earlier lakes in the area to lose its ice cover.

It's a little known greenspace with big potential for a certain segment of the population. Now that the weather has improved, senior citizens may want to take advantage of a recreational area meant for the more mature demographic.

City council approved a $7,000 raise for city councillors next year in a near-unanimous decision. The raise, approved on Monday, will bring councillor compensation to just over $30,000 per year in 2012 -a roughly 30 per cent raise.

The popular pastoral attraction just outside of Prince George known as Huble Homestead is offering a day of activities specially tailored to senior citizens on June 5.

For Anneliese Shura, the second annual Red Shirt Marathon Walk of Honour had special meeting.

The David Douglas Botanical Garden Society cut the ribbon on a pair of milestone develops on Saturday. The society officially opened the Irving K. Barber Bridge constructed by volunteers last fall.

The provincial government funds a sales team to search the world for customers for B.C. products. They came to Prince George on Monday to learn about the goods and services this region injects into the province's gross domestic product.