Local News

A Prince George employment agency has landed a $674,000 contract to provide job skills training to as many as 120 people over the next year.

Due to the Ministry of the Environment issuing an air advisory for Prince George, The City of Prince George will be offering free transit on Wednesday, for the entire day.

A collision of a police car and a pedestrian resulted in the death of an 18-year-old woman in Surrey.

Come spring, Prince George will be the site of a new factory making an alternative energy product - charcoal pellets.

City councillors are underpaid by comparison to their provincial peers, so they've ordered a study into a system for fair remuneration.

A recovery program aimed at preserving the Nechako white sturgeon will place clean gravel in the Nechako River in an effort to improve the survival of the eggs.

A strange occurrance about 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 happened in Osoyoos when an intruder entered a residence and has some discussion with two male occupants.

Forest products company Tembec, which operates a pulp mill in northern B.C, has reported a loss of $12 million for the three months ending in December.

It was a cold 20-hours for Prince George RCMP involved in a standoff at Nukko Lake, which ended peacefully early Monday morning when a 48-year-old armed man surrendered without incident.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development has issued a call for nominations for this year's child care awards of excellence.