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  • Intersect Youth and Family Services keeps up with demand…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Most months, the number of Prince George children and youth needing support from Intersect Youth and Family Services ticks along at around 15 to 20 new intakes a month. Things stayed at that level through 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic settled in. Then in January 2021, intakes tripled to 45 and demand…

  • Research project on period poverty released…

    VICTORIA, BC: The voices of British Columbians who have experienced period poverty are highlighted in the United Way Period Promise Research Project Final Report released Wednesday, March 10, 2021. “People should not have to face making the choice between buying menstrual products or food,” said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. “I…

  • Inspect aquariums to help prevent spread of invasive mussels…

    Anyone who has a moss ball in their aquarium is being asked to inspect the plant for invasive zebra mussels now that the highly invasive species has been found in a number of  locations throughout the province. VICTORIA, BC: During the past weekend, conservation officers conducted more than 600 inspections at retail aquatic pet and…

  • Province keeps B.C. moving: funding inter-city bus service, regional airports…

    VICTORIA, BC: British Columbians will have continued access to essential transportation as a result of a new grant to support inter-city bus service and medical evacuation needs through regional airports. “While we can see light at the end of the tunnel, the pandemic is not over, and people and businesses still need help,” said Premier…

  • RCMP and CVSE nab speeders and distracted drivers…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the Prince George Traffic Services Unit and Prince George Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) joined together to enforce Motor Vehicle Act regulations throughout Prince George City. Over an eight-hour period, Traffic Services members and CVSE officers conducted mobile checks and set up checkpoints to ensure vehicles…

  • Ensuring people in the music industry can keep rocking…

    VICTORIA, BC: More than 100 B.C. musicians are getting support to advance their careers, thanks to the Province’s music fund, Amplify BC. “Music has provided us comfort during this pandemic and the people behind the industry need our support now to come back strong in the future,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture…

  • Supporting northern arts organizations to keep their lights on…

    SMITHERS, BC: In the North, 21 arts and culture organizations have received $400,000 through the B.C. government’s StrongerBC plan for economic recovery. “Arts and culture organizations have been working hard to adjust their businesses while adhering to provincial health orders,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. “Our government values the arts…

  • Quesnel RCMP are investigating a suspicious incident on Maple Drive…

    QUESNEL, BC: Police in Quesnel are trying to identify the driver of a red SUV who appeared to be calling two teenagers to his vehicle with hand gestures near a school on Maple Drive. On March 5, 2021, at approximately 1:30 pm, a male in a red SUV was driving in the 1800 block of…

  • Police raid a home on Doherty Drive in Quesnel…

    QUESNEL, BC: Police in Quesnel have made another large seizure of drugs and firearms after officers raided a residence in the 600 block of Doherty Drive on Friday… Police say on March 5, 2021, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Doherty Drive after a two week drug investigation conducted by the Quesnel RCMP…

  • Christmas in March: Prince George hosts film production…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: As filming of a Christmas movie begins in Prince George, the community stands to be highlighted both on-screen and in the credits. “A Great North Christmas” is a story about a woman from Los Angeles who is given a trip to Canada over the holidays to escape her hectic lifestyle. She arrives…

  • Can you ID this car thief?..

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: The Prince George RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in an auto-theft file… Shortly before 5:00 AM on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, the Prince George RCMP received a report of a theft of taxicab from a residence on the 3600 block of Romanin Place. The driver of…

  • Parents Located – Found child in Prince George…

    Good news! As of 3:20 PM, the parents have been located. — The Prince George RCMP is looking for the parent or guardian of a found child… On Wednesday March 03, 2021 at 10:00 AM, a concerned citizen flagged down members of the Prince George RCMP to report they located a small child alone near…

  • Increased drug toxicity leads to record number of January deaths…

    VICTORIA, BC: Following a record-setting year in 2020, the BC Coroners Service reports 165 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in January 2021, the largest ever number of lives lost due to illicit drugs in the first month of a calendar year. “These figures are heartbreaking, both in scale and for the number of families who…

  • Canada, B.C. invest in BC Transit bus shelters throughout province…

    VICTORIA, BC: The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities of the governments of Canada and British Columbia. Investments in public transit infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to create jobs, stimulate economic growth and make communities more inclusive and resilient. British Columbians need safe, accessible and reliable public transit to get…

  • B.C. moves to Phase 2 of COVID-19 immunization plan, protects seniors

    VICTORIA, BC: More than 400,000 people in British Columbia will be immunized from March to early April as the Province moves into Phase 2 of the largest immunization rollout in B.C.’s history. “At every step of the way, we are putting the health and safety of British Columbians first,” said Premier John Horgan. “B.C. was…