Local News

An environmental review of a $404-million power line, expected to bring benefits to Prince George, is back on track after a delay requested by B.C. Hydro. It kicks the 180-review period back into gear, which now must be complete by Wednesday.

A 20-year-old Prince George man was shot in the leg on Thursday inside a residence in the 1700 block of 17th Avenue. When RCMP responded to complaint call of shots being fired in that area about 10 p.m.

A couple from Washington State failed to make it across the Canadian border with $3.5 million of cocaine, despite it being uniquely hidden in their Dodge mini van. When Scott Powers, 49, and Diane Powers, 55, arrived at the Grand Forks, B.C.

Citizen staff Camping fans can now start their warm weather vacation planning in the cold of winter with more reservable sites to choose from and a new, earlier opening date for the BC Parks Discover Camping reservation service.

A second court appearance in Prince George provincial court for Corey Legebokoff, the man accused of murdering a Fraser Lake teen, has been rescheduled. Previously set for Wednesday this week, it has since been moved to Feb. 28.

A Prince George paramedic will be putting her skills to use in cholera-stricken Haiti.

The University of Northern British Columbia has joined the TRIUMF family.

Campers can now start their warm weather vacation planning. The province's Discover Camping online service has started taking reservations for all group campsites and the Bowron Lake canoe circuit.

A bullet in the leg sent a male in his twenties to hospital after a shooting at the 1700 block of 17th Avenue on Thursday night.

The provincial government is hosting an art show and competition to coincide with this yeaer's Earth Day. The competiton is open to all grades 9 to 12 students currently enrolled in a B.C. secondary school, public or private.