Local News

A 73-year-old Prince George man is in hospital after being hit by a vehicle right in front of Canadian Superstore located on Ferry Avenue and Highway 16 West. RCMP were called to the incident at 10:02 a.m.

Cautioning that he's waiting for further detail to come out in the weeks to follow, Prince George school board trustee Lyn Hall saw glimmers of hope Tuesday in the provincial government's budget as the district struggles to tackle a multi-million-dol

The city enjoyed an unusually mild and low-snow February, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele. The average daily high was 1.1 C, well above the normal of 0.8 C.

The community of Prince George is rising to the occasion to help a recently landed immigrant regain his family and life in his new land of Canada. Mamadou Tounkara is receiving support by Key Life Financial Group Inc.

The dog days of spring hit Prince George Saturday and Sunday with sanctioned agility dog trials at the Livestock Arena at Exhibition Park. The North Cariboo SPCA is teaming up with Top Dog Agility to present some fun and worthwhile events.

Are you ready to face the Dragons? Auditions for season six of Dragons' Den, where inventors and entrepreneurs pitch their products to some of the most savvy business tycoons in the country, are set for March 11 at the Civic Centre in Prince George.

Customers will be able to support dry grad celebrations in their communities by donating $1 or more at their local BC Liquor Store until the end of this month.

Friday Nights at Cafe Voltaire, at Books and Company, 1685 Third Ave., will feature a concert with Denny Straussfogel at 8 p.m. Friday.

On March 1 Smithers RCMP responded to a call from a trailer in the Laidlaw Trailer Park where an unresponsive man was suffering from stab wounds. The 30-year-old was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery, but died a short time later.

Former B.C. premier Bill Vander Zalm will be in Prince George next week to drum up support for a province-wide petition against the harmonized sales tax. Vander Zalm will speak at a rally set for Weldwood Theatre (7-238) at UNBC, 7 p.m. start.