Category Archives: 2019
Auxiliary to the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia celebrates 100th birthday
A key volunteer organization in Prince George just celebrated their 100th anniversary. Committed to improving health care delivery at the hospital, the Auxiliary to the University Hospital of Northern...
Mar 06, 2019
Northern NDP MLAs welcome provincial school enhancement funding in their ridings
Five programs will be the recipients of 206 million dollars in provincial funding with the goal of improving BC schools. Programs receiving funding include: the School Enhancement Program, Carbon Neut...
Mar 06, 2019
Williams Lake sees sharp decline in drug possession and theft from vehicle offences
Drug trafficking offences are up so far in Williams Lake in 2019, despite a significant decrease in possession offences. Through the first two months of 2019, police have noted 5 drug trafficking offe...
Mar 06, 2019
Smithers Library-Gallery reaches funding milestone
The Smithers Library-Gallery Project has reached a major fundraising milestone, but organizers say there's more work ahead. Fundraising committee co-chair Wally Bergen says project has received more t...
Mar 06, 2019
Province providing $206 million in funding for schools to become safer and more efficient
Five programs will be the recipients of 206 million dollars in provincial funding with the goal of improving BC schools. 65 million of that will cover safety improvements and mechanical upgrades at mo...
Mar 06, 2019
Quesnel air quality advisory lifted
Pollution levels have dropped in Quesnel. The environment ministry and Northern Health have ended an air quality advisory for the city. Officials say fine particulate levels have returned to normal an...
Mar 06, 2019
Gerald Butts testifies that no discussions outside scope of law took place
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former Principal Secretary Gerald Butts testified in front of the Justice Committee today. Butts testimony was in relation to the on-going SNC-Lavalin controversy which...
Mar 06, 2019
Quesnel Mayor says budget survey more informative than last year's but still has flaws
While more beneficial than last year's version, Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson says their 2019 budget survey garnered some contradictory results. Giving examples of this, Simpson referenced the wishes of t...
Mar 06, 2019
Police watchdog investigating Prince George RCMP incident
BC's independent police watchdog is looking into an incident involving Prince George RCMP. The Independent Investigations Office says it was notified about a February 28th arrest and injury to a male....
Mar 06, 2019
Wildfire smoke pushes northern B.C. cities into most polluted in Canada
Northern B.C. residents know last summer's massive wildfires had a dramatic impact on air quality. Now a report from Greenpeace shows just how bad the air was for three communities, particularly durin...
Mar 05, 2019