Local News

The petition campaign to force city hall to hold a referendum on the new Prince George RCMP detachment has picked up some steam although organizer Eric Allen says it remains an uphill battle to meet the threshold to trigger a vote.

Prince George RCMP have issued missing persons bulletins for two people. - Cole Lambert, 19, was last seen in downtown Prince George on Friday, Nov. 12.

Members of the Ecole College Heights Elementary School parents advisory council plan to make their concerns known about proposed changes to the school district's catchment policy during Tuesday night's board of education meeting.

Lheidli T'enneh First Nation will hold a second ratification vote on a treaty with the B.C. and federal governments rejected in 2007.

A Prince George woman has won a year's worth of fuel for her car. Darci Paice-Bailey was named the grand prize winner this week of the Shell V-Power "Fuel My Passion" contest after she entered a picture of herself and her compact car.

Two people were arrested early Saturday morning in response to a shots fired call south of Prince George. Police were called to a home on Chamulak Road, between Red Rock and Hixon, at about 2:15 a.m. where they also seized two firearms.

On Thursday Fort St. James RCMP assisted with a peaceful dismantling of a road blockade on Highway 27 at the entrance into the Mt. Milligan Mine site.

Lois Boone and Paul Ramsey are among 16 former NDP MLAs who've signed a letter in support of keeping Carole James as leader.

Prince George Symphony Orchestra has received some good news to boost community spirit. The orchestra will receive $50,000 to lead a local Spirit Festival in order to celebrate the 2010 Olympic success in B.C.

Two men from out of town kept Prince Rupert RCMP hopping last Wednesday in an early morning rash of smashed vehicle windows and thefts.