All area restriction orders that were in effect in the Prince George Fire Centre have been rescinded. These orders were implemented to protect public safety […]
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Terrace RCMP have laid several child pornography charges against a 36-year-old man from that city. Blair Cecil David Wells is charged with eight offences including […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen fears that Canada’s supply management system for the dairy industry may be a casualty in the […]
Effective at noon on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, Category 3 open fires will again be allowed throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction due to weather […]
Two projects in Quesnel have each received $5000 in funding through the province’s rural dividend fund. The Barkerville Heritage Trust will be able to provide […]
The Burns Lake Community Foundation has created a Wildfire Disaster Relief fund to support registered societies and non-profit organizations who are impacted by the wildfires […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca It’s bigger, brand spankin’ new, and full of the latest tech. And even though some students have been attending since September […]
One man is deceased following single vehicle crash near Williams Lake Saturday. Police were called to the scene on Spokin Lake Road shortly after 7 […]
The College of New Caledonia’s (CNC) Mackenzie campus is helping to enhance the recreational trails in the Mackenzie area and mitigate forest fire risk through […]
Terry Fox trained in Prince George prior to embarking on his Marathon of Hope in 1980. Parts of that marathon are coming back to the […]
Smithers RCMP are trying to locate 18-year-old Jessica Balczer, who has not been seen since August 31. She was reported missing September 3. Balczer was […]
The Mining Association of B.C. is stressing the importance of mining to delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Whistler. The association, along with […]
Effective at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, Category 2 and Category 3 open burning will once again be allowed throughout the Prince George Fire […]
Due to reduced fire activity and recent progress made by firefighting crews, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has rescinded the area restriction order for areas […]
Bella Coola RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in the investigation of several fires at the Four Mile Subdivision of Bella Coola Nuxalk Nation Lands. […]
The Forest Practices Board will examine forest planning and practices on five woodlots in the Peace Resource District, starting Sept. 17, 2018. Auditors will examine […]
The province has created a $50 million fund to help communities reduce wildfire risks. The new Community Resiliency Investment Program will provide funds, over the […]
Northern Health is embarking on a new series of consultations with residents in communities across the region this fall to gather input on ‘Heart Health’. […]
A snowfall warning has been issued for the Pine Pass and South Peace areas. Snowfall with total amounts of about 10 cm is expected. A […]
A 30-year-old man is now facing several charges following a shooting at a Williams Lake residence August 30. Williams Lake RCMP have arrested Daine Alphonse […]
An area restriction order is now in place for Crown Land in the vicinity of the Island Lake and Cheslatta Lake wildfires, about 30 kilometres […]
College of New Caledonia president Henry Reiser will retire when his five-year term ends in June 2019. Reiser made the announcement Friday at the first […]
Rain and cooler temperatures have reduced the wildfire risk in most parts of the province, so the BC Wildfire Service has rescinded campfire bans in […]
Thanks to cooler weather and progress in containing wildfires, the province has decided to cancel the provincial state of emergency that currently covers the entire […]
The evacuation alert issued on August 31 by the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako due to the Island Lake is rescinded in its entirety. It covered […]
Political parties are often formed out of dissatisfaction with the status quo. Just ask Maxime Bernier. But we don’t have to look to eastern Canada […]
Two men are in hospital in Quesnel following an early morning shooting in the city. Quesnel RCMP were called out to Abbott Drive in West […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca More than 40 organizations, 30 of them labour unions, were represented at the annual Labour Day ceremonies in Canada Games Plaza […]
Almost two-thirds of the more than 3,000 evacuees that descended on the city earlier this year have now returned home as the threat of wildfires […]
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen as well as Sheila Malcolmson, NDP MP for Nanaimo – Ladysmith and BC Caucus Chair, expressed relief and satisfaction with […]
The province is reopening the Horsefly River to angling from Quesnel Lake to the Woodjam Bridge, after a temporary closure earlier this month that aimed […]
Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer says he is disappointed in a federal appeals court ruling that halts the Trans Mountain pipeline. “I am […]
The Shovel Lake fire is now listed as 20 per cent contained, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. The fire situation has remained fairly static […]
The province is taking additional action to manage moose in the Chilcotin part of the Cariboo Region after a decade-long population decline, wildfire impacts and […]
British Columbia’s wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been formally extended, through the end of the day on Sept. 12. The province declared a state […]
A portion of the evacuation order issued on August 16 by the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako because of the Shovel Lake fire has been rescinded. An evacuation […]
BY BRANDAN SPYKER Northern Health Residents and staff at Gateway Lodge in Prince George spent the morning with Brett Connolly and the Stanley Cup. Connolly […]
The Alkali Lake fire, which is part of the Stikine Complex, is estimated at 118,318 hectares. Fire behaviour on the north end of the fire […]
Effective at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, campfires will again be allowed in the Fort Nelson Forest District and Peace Forest District. The combination […]
Prince George will be receiving three new transit buses next month. The 35-foot medium duty Vicinity buses will help better meet the transit needs of […]
About 30 people in Burns Lake blocked temporarily blocked about two dozen truckers, who had brought fire suppression equipment such as sprinklers, pumps and hoses, […]
Emergency Management BC is asking people, who have self-evacuated to larger communities due to smoke, to consider returning home. In many communities hosting evacuees, accommodations […]
It has been two weeks since the City of Prince George established an emergency reception centre at CN Centre and the number of evacuees is […]
In just over a year-and-a-half, the new inter-community transit service along Highway 16 has provided travel for approximately 12,000 passengers in northern B.C. At the […]
Record breaking hot and dry conditions have caused widespread elevation of drought levels. The areas that are most affected are northern B.C., coastal areas and […]
Williams Lake RCMP made several arrests following a search of a residence in the city. During the course of the investigation, which began over the […]
Crews on the Nadina Lake and Verdun Mountain fires observed aggressive fire behaviour Wednesday with winds gusting up to 40km/hr. The Nadina Lake fire is […]
The new BC Bus North service is showing positive ridership response, according to the government, with approximately 900 trips booked since its launch. The long-haul […]