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The City of Prince George has installed signage at a variety of local municipal trails and parks in order to increase public awareness of the […]
What are your plans on BC Family Day weekend? Looking for things to do? From February 14 to 17, you’ll have a variety of indoor […]
The City of Prince George is inviting residents to see the design of the new downtown pool during two public information sessions at the Prince […]
Due to significant snowfall over the past two days, snow and ice control crews are continuing to clear priority one and priority two routes, per […]
Both the value and number of building permits issued in Prince George in 2019 were up nearly 20 per cent over 2018 – the previous […]
Crews with the City of Prince George are wrapping up operations at two downtown water mains that burst Wednesday near Sixth Avenue’s intersections with Winnipeg […]
Although the weather has warmed up to a balmy -21 degrees Celsius this morning, Prince George received enough snow overnight (about eight centimetres according to […]
City crews are at the scene of a water main break at Sixth Avenue and Victoria Street in downtown Prince George. The water main, which […]
The extremely cold weather is having a direct impact upon city infrastructure, equipment, and operations. Water main break on Southridge Avenue A water main break […]
All available snow and ice control crews and equipment have been deployed this morning, following the overnight snow event, which saw about 12cm of snow […]
Prince George is ranked #14 on Maclean’s magazine’s annual rank of the country’s most dangerous cities. North Battleford, Saskatchewan was ranked #1, Quesnel was ranked […]
Mayor Lyn Hall says council is well aware of the social issues facing downtown and the city has been working hard to come up with […]
A section of Third Avenue between Victoria Street and Brunswick Street has reopened to vehicular traffic following an operation to repair a water main that […]
Less than a year after Prince George set records for both the number and total value of building permits in one year, all new heights […]
Starting on Thursday, October 31, crews with the City of Prince George will begin seasonal closures at select parks and outdoor civic facilities. The […]
The city is reminding residents that bears are very active in late fall before hibernation and spend much of their time in search of food and, […]
This week, crews are repaving the sidewalk running along Third Avenue in front of the Prince George Native Friendship Centre. The operation is the final […]
The ground has officially been broken on a new student housing facility in downtown Prince George. Faction Construction, a subsidiary of Faction Projects Inc. is […]
The main pool, including the dive tank, at the Four Seasons Leisure Pool is closed until further notice for emergency repairs to a glass-covered light […]
During the month of October, while crews conduct routine fire hydrant maintenance throughout the city, residents may experience cloudy water. When tap water is cloudy, […]
The City of Prince George, Heritage Elementary School, and Prince George Chamber of Commerce celebrated National Tree Day today by planting 16 trees at two […]
Foodie Fridays is coming back for a first and second encore featuring popular local food trucks, street vendors, and live music downtown at Wood Innovation […]
The City of Prince George has re-opened Ferguson Lake Park. The park was closed following a reported incident involving a park visitor and a black […]
If you have an issue you want addressed, you should take your concerns to City Hall. Or better yet, straight to the mayor’s office. That’s […]
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George will be entering into a service agreement with the City of Prince George to provide FireSmart education within the […]
Crews with the City of Prince George are replacing a five-metre section of damaged storm drain that destabilized part of Victoria Street last week south […]
A section of Victoria Street has been closed since yesterday morning as crews with the City of Prince George work to repair a broken culvert […]
Tuesday afternoon, contracted crews and electricians working for the City of Prince George completed the construction of a new set of traffic signals at the […]
Residents are advised that city sport fields and ball diamonds (with the exception of Masich Place Stadium) are closed today (August 2) due to rainy […]
Crews with the City of Prince George will begin an operation on Tuesday, August 6, to help maintain high water quality in the Hart by […]
The City of Prince George and the Canadian Red Cross have signed an agreement that will see the Red Cross become the lead organization delivering […]
Thunderstorms are forecast to develop over the central interior early this afternoon. There is the potential for some of these storms to become severe producing […]
Construction will begin tomorrow, July 16, to replace several faulty valves on the city’s water system along Eton Avenue in College Heights. At various times […]
The City of Prince George is again inviting food trucks, sidewalk vendors, and hungry residents to come downtown for Foodie Fridays. The award-winning and popular […]
This week, School District No. 57 began installing signs at select schools throughout Prince George to indicate their designation as official “Community Evacuation Assembly Points” […]
Following the Canada Day long weekend, contracted and city crews will begin rehabilitating nearly six lane-kilometres of road in six separate paving operations. Preparatory work, […]
During the Monday’s council meeting, the city honoured four outstanding young people for service and dedication to the community. The Youth of the Year Award […]
City manager Kathleen Soltis took home $33,836 less in 2018 than she did in 2017. Wages of senior staff became an issue last year when […]
The city is installing traffic signals at the intersection of Ospika and 22nd Avenue. Construction starts today and is expected to be completed by mid-August. […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Keeping the $35 million Four Seasons Pool replacement project on time and on budget falls on the shoulders of Mark Hentze […]
The City of Prince George is using modern technology to improve the way it collects garbage from, and keeps track of, each of the more […]
Crews have repaired a sinkhole that appeared yesterday at the vehicle entrance to Connaught Hill and the park is once again open to vehicle traffic. […]
Sixth Avenue between Dominion Street and Quebec Street will be permanently closed to vehicle traffic on Tuesday, May 21 starting at 6:00am to facilitate the […]
Next week, contracted crews working for the City of Prince George will be starting the largest paving operation of the year. The work will take […]
In conjunction with the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and other community partners, the City of Prince George has crafted a strategy called the Community […]
Later this week, the City of Prince George is opening most of its sport fields and ball diamonds for the 2019 season. Following assessment, parks […]
This week, contracted crews will begin the city’s capital road and sidewalk rehabilitation projects for the 2019 paving season. Over 40 lane-kilometres of road and […]
Spring cleaning is occurring in homes and yards throughout Prince George – why not participate in spring clean up? It’s been a Prince George tradition […]
Most of the 47 businesses surveyed in the city’s 2018 Business Insights Report say Prince George is a good place to operate. “These surveys are conducted […]
Residents looking for even more ways of enjoying the spring weather over the holiday weekend now have vehicle access to Connaught Hill Park. The popular […]
The recently redeveloped Masich Place Stadium will open to the public and user groups starting on Monday, April 15. On Monday, the public can access […]
On Sunday May 26, communities across B.C., including Prince George, will participate in the annual MS Walk to raise funds and improve the lives of […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Close to 600 people crammed into the Prince George Civic Centre Tuesday evening to learn about, and give feedback on, the […]
Pacific BioEnergy Corporation continues to investigate a fire that occurred at its Prince George plant on Saturday morning. The incident was detected by employees at […]
This month, the city will be introducing about 300 bear-resistant residential garbage carts to the Hart Highlands Croft neighbourhood as part of a pilot project […]
On Thursday May 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the City of Prince George in cooperation with the Prince George Council of Seniors will […]
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in collaboration with Northern Health has issued a Dust Advisory for Prince George due to high concentrations […]
The Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park Pavilion and UNBC’s Wood Innovation Research Laboratory have been nominated for a BC WoodWorks wood design award. The award-winners will […]
A public hearing on a proposed retail cannabis store in College Heights had only one person speak against the proposal. Former school board trustee Bruce […]