Two people are facing charges for drug related offences following an assault report Sunday morning in Prince George. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Sunday, the Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing on Tamarack Street in Prince George. On arrival to the 2000 block of Tamarack Street, police determined that a 30-year-old man had thrown a rock through a window and was kicking at the door of a residence when he was bear sprayed.  No stabbing had occurred. Three suspects were located attempting to depart the scene in a vehicle.  One occupant, a 40-year-old man, was located with a significant amount of cash, cocaine and methamphetamine. Investigators executed a search warrant on the associated residence.  Three more people were arrested and an quantity of cocaine and methamphetamine was located along with drug trafficking paraphernalia and several high end mountain bikes. The 40-year-old man has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to make his first appearance in Court today.  A 32-year-old woman has been released on a promise to appear for court on January 18, 2017.  Both are facing drug chares.  The others were released with no charges at this time. The investigation is continuing.  

Easy to access roadway information and maps will make it much easier for motorists planning their daily commute with a new, free BCHighways app that uses information from DriveBC. Created by AirSenze Solutions, BCHighways provides real-time access to provincial highway information including road closures, planned work and extreme weather conditions. The free app also features estimated border crossing wait times, traffic camera images and integrates DriveBC’s Twitter feed. BCHighways is not intended to be used while driving; anyone wanting to use it, or any other app on the go, must find a safe place to stop their vehicle first. AirSenze is the first tech firm to build an app using DriveBC’s Open511 road event data, made available through the BC Developers’ Exchange. The Developers’ Exchange is making it easier for local software entrepreneurs to do business with government. It also promotes the commercialization and rapid adoption of innovation between British Columbia’s tech industry and the public sector by making government digital resources easily accessible.

DriveBC releases app