Local News

Fort Nelson high school students are receiving counselling following the loss of two of their peers in a single motor vehicle crash believed to have been caused by high speed, drugs and alcohol.

City council should take some of the blame for the uproar over turning the tennis court at the Highland community centre into a parking lot, says school board trustee Roxanne Ricard.

No fewer than a dozen Prince George and northern B.C. companies have been hired to work on the construction of the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.

Pacific Western Brewery (PWB) and PacificSport Northern BC recognized judo master Stefan Zwiers and biathlete Matt Neumann as Hometown Heroes, Friday.

Dawson Creek RCMP are looking for a pickup truck that has a driver who has "proven himself to be unpredictable and violent," said RCMP Cpl. Richard in news release.

Four more city paving projects are scheduled to start next week.

Coun. Brian Skakun plans to take his case to city council for using taxpayers' money to cover his legal bills.

A 10-year-old boy who was playing at Fort George Park Thursday at about 8 p.m. while being supervised by his mother was followed into the washroom by a group of six or seven aboriginal male teens when he went to fill a water balloon.

Northern Health is encouraging community groups and associations in Prince George to join a health information network aimed at sharing information flow and announcements in the community.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 will hold a Support Our Troops Red Shirt Marathon June 26 in Fort George Park. The event at the picnic shelter is a five-kilometre run or walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.