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UPDATED.. Police seek Wanted Man…
Updated on Sept 29: A violent Prince George man is back in custody after being arrested on outstanding warrants yesterday… On the morning of Monday September 28, 2020, the Prince George RCMP with assistance of a Police Dog Service team and the North District RCMP’s Emergency Response Team, converged on a residence on Boyd Street,…
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Overdue hunters located…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: At 11:54 PM, on Monday September 22, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received a report of overdue hunters off Blackwater Road, southwest of Prince George. Three adults and two children failed to return home as planned. Frontline officers patrolled the area for much of the night looking for the vehicle they were associated…
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Violent incidents linked to local rival groups…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Over the last week, the Prince George RCMP responded to several violent incidences in the City of Prince George. Most have been targeted attacks involved firearms and can be directly associated to two rival groups involved in the drug trade. Police warn All persons associated to either of these groups are at an…
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Downtown PG vacancy rate remains low despite pandemic…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: After reaching an eight-year low at the end of 2018, Prince George’s downtown vacancy rate increased only slightly in 2019 and remained at about the same level in 2020 – even during the months following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is among the key findings of the City’s 2020 Downtown…
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Information from BC government on hold…
The information PJXM provides to our members from the BC government will be on hold due to the upcoming election. Once the election is over and news releases become available once again, PJXM will return to coverage on what’s happening event and construction wise in our province. Unfortunately for our members, PJXM does not cover…
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Two injured following plane crash near Telkwa…
SMITHERS, BC: On Thursday, September 17 2020, at 5:36 PM, Smithers RCMP received a report of a possible plane crash near Skillhorn Road in Telkwa, BC. A member of the Telkwa Fire Department, who lives in the area, reported seeing the low flying air craft as it disappeared, followed by a loud bang. Smithers RCMP…
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Male and female arrested following firearm complaint in Williams Lake…
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: On Friday, September 18, 2020, at 1:53 PM, the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a report of a male with a firearm threatening a local citizen in the 1400 block of Broadway South, Williams Lake. Investigation revealed that a person at a local business confronted a male and female who were allegedly under…
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Police make arrests, seize weapons following shootings in Quesnel…
QUESNEL, BC: Over the past five days, the Quesnel RCMP responded to three firearm related calls, including a drive-by shooting in the downtown core… On September 16, 2020, at approximately midnight, a man fell victim of a targeted shooting while he sat in his parked vehicle on the 200 block of Reid Street. The investigation…
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Landmark new agreement lays out path for reconciliation with Lake Babine Nation…
VICTORIA, BC: Lake Babine Nation, Canada and the Province of British Columbia have signed a landmark new reconciliation agreement that sets the foundation for a 20-year journey to implement and recognize Lake Babine Nation rights and title, leading to greater prosperity, partnership and economic development that benefits everyone in the region for generations to come. …
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Restart funding to support transit services people count on…
VANCOUVER, BC: People throughout B.C. will continue to have safe, reliable and affordable public transportation options, with federal and provincial confirmation that TransLink, BC Transit and BC Ferries will share more than $1 billion under the federal/provincial Safe Restart Agreement announced earlier this summer, cost-shared 50-50 by both governments. “People all across British Columbia rely…
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Police investigating two more shots fired incidents in Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: At approximately 9:00 PM, on Thursday September 17, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received a report of shots fired at a residence in the 400 block of Quinn Street… Officers attended the area and located a residence that had been shot at numerous times in what is believed to be a drive-by…
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One person deceased following vehicle vs. train…
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: On Tuesday, Sept 15, 2020, at 5:59 PM, officers were called to a report of a crash involving a Nissan Versa and a CN Rail Train at a marked rail crossing… Police say the vehicle was southbound on the Soda Creek Town Site Road when the driver crossed a stop sign controlled…
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New plan maps next steps forward in B.C.’s economic recovery…
Premier John Horgan and Carole James, Minister of Finance, have released Stronger BC for Everyone: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan. The plan outlines the latest steps the Government of British Columbia is taking to help people, businesses and communities recover and come out of COVID-19 stronger and better prepared. B.C.’s total provincial response to the COVID-19…
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Early morning shooting on Upland Street…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: At approximately 2:15 AM on Thursday September 17, 2020, the Prince George RCMP received multiple reports from the public of shots fired on Upland Street near 20 Avenue in Prince George. Frontline officers attended the area and located an adult male with a single gunshot wound. The man was transported to hospital for treatment…
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Powerful, tall microscopes help scientists uncover possible COVID-19 treatment…
Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine are working with microscopes—some up to 13 feet tall—to help prevent and treat COVID-19. The research team, led by Sriram Subramaniam, a professor in UBC’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology, is using a powerful imaging technique known as cryo-electron microscopy to take pictures at near-atomic resolution to see…
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