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  • ❗PJXM to close its Facebook page on March 1…

    Good evening, folks!! PJXM will be closing its Facebook Page to all Facebook members effective March 1, 2021. It’s been over ten years since PJXM first started out on Facebook as new way to bring news content to readers in the BC Peace and Prince George regions. In early 2019, PJXM began posting less news…

  • Police investigating arson case on Purdue Road East…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On February 15, 2021, just shortly after 5:00 a.m., the Prince George RCMP received a request from Prince George Fire Rescue Service for assistance at a rural property on the 5000 block of Purdue Road East. When frontline members attended the location, they discovered a large detached shop was fully involved in…

  • New provincial firearms lab to enhance response to gun violence…

    VICTORIA, BC: Police in British Columbia will have one more tool to help suppress organized crime and gun violence, thanks to a newly opened provincial forensic firearms lab. “This lab is another step in our government’s effort to address gang activity and gun violence in communities across B.C.,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety…

  • Ended… Air Quality Advisory for Prince George, Quesnel and Vanderhoof…

    As of Feb 15 at 8:44 AM, Air Quality warning has ended. —- Elevated pollution levels are expected or occurring. The Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy in collaboration with the Northern Health Authority has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Prince George and Quesnel due to high concentrations of fine particulate matter. Exposure…

  • Male arrested following domestic dispute on Graham Road in Quesnel…

    QUESNEL, BC: One man is in custody after RCMP responded to a 911 call of a domestic dispute involving a firearm Friday (Feb 12) night in Quesnel… Police say at approximately 9:30 pm, Quesnel RCMP responded to a residence on Graham Road where a man allegedly pointed a handgun at a female during a domestic…

  • Special advisors appointed for Prince George School District…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, has appointed special advisors to review the governance practices of the Prince George Board of Education. The advisors are: Kory Wilson, executive director, Indigenous initiatives and partnerships at the B.C. Institute of Technology; and Catherine McGregor, associate professor and associate dean of graduate programs and research at…

  • Arson suspect arrested following house fire in Quesnel…

    QUESNEL, BC: Police have made an arrest after an occupied residence was destroyed by fire in Quesnel this past Monday (Feb 8)… The Quesnel RCMP assisted the Fire Department with a structure fire at 520 Anderson Drive. When emergency services arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames. Fire investigators determined the fire was…

  • Quesnel RCMP disrupt meth trafficking with large seizure…

    QUESNEL, BC: Police in Quesnel have seized a large shipment of methamphetamine that was destined for the streets of Quesnel… On February 12, 2021, at approximately 4:00 AM, the Quesnel RCMP Crime Reduction Unit and General Duty members conducted a traffic stop and arrested a man and woman in possession of one kilogram of methamphetamine.…

  • Stabbing in downtown Quesnel on Tuesday sends one to hospital…

    QUESNEL, BC: One man is in police custody after he stabbed another man in downtown Quesnel on Tuesday (Feb 9)… Police say at approximately 3:40 PM, officers responded to the 100 block of Carson Avenue after receiving a 911 call that someone was being stabbed. When the police arrived, they located one man who had…

  • Northern Health review into recent racism allegations…

    The Northern Health Board has endorsed a review of the recent allegations of racism in healthcare at its hospitals. These allegations are taken extremely seriously and we believe that the review underway will allows us to understand what occurred from the experience of this family, the staff and physicians. NH’s Chief Operating Officer in the…

  • Mounties investigating recent break and enters…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Mounties in Prince George are actively engaged in finding the suspect or suspects responsible for a sudden rash of break and enters to the downtown area. 2021-4526 The first occurred around 4:00 a.m. on February 8, 2021. Frontline members responded to a report of an alarm going off inside a business on…

  • Suspect who broke into Shoppers in Fort St. John takes hundreds of dollars worth of electronics…

    FORT ST. JOHN, BC: Police have released more details on a Break and Enter to the Shoppers Drug Mart in Fort St. John on February 1… Police say at approximately 5:40 AM, the Fort St. John RCMP responded to a break and enter alarm at the Shoppers Drug Mart. An unknown male entered the building…

  • Police investigating theft of cement blocks and crossing gate…

    FORT ST. JOHN, BC: On February 1, 2021 the Fort St. John RCMP received a report of a theft from the Charlie Lake Provincial Park… Sometime between January 22, 2021 and February 1, 2021, two large cement blocks and a yellow steel gate were removed and stolen from the boat launch. If anyone witnessed this…

  • Fort St. John RCMP investigating suspicious death…

    FORT ST. JOHN, BC: Police in Fort St. John are currently investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found deceased in a home Monday evening… Police say at 7:34 PM, officers were called to a residence in the 8900 Block of 102 Ave. When police arrived on scene, a 22 year-old woman was found…

  • No tax increase for Prince George residents in 2021…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Prince George City Council has approved a tax increase of 0% for 2021, citing local hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason to not increase taxes this year. The Safe Restart funding announced by the Governments of Canada and BC in November is providing Council with the opportunity to provide a…