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Fire near UNBC started in abandoned vehicle…
PRINCE GEORGE Monday, July 22, 2024 At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, 2024, Prince George Fire Rescue Service crews from two firehalls and one helicopter from the B.C. Wildfire Service responded to a reported wildfire near the UNBC campus. Located in a difficult-to-access wooded area, crews reached the fire scene on foot to…
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UPDATED… Heavy rain and thunderstorms for BC North…
BC NEWS, FORT ST. JOHN, by Shane Chevalier Monday, July 22, 2024. Last updated on July 23, 2024 at 6:27 am UPDATE – Severe weather has left the regions after a very active evening and overnight. The Quesnel region saw quite a bit of active weather and Prince George had a minor windstorm during the…
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Ended – Severe weather is moving into the PG region and BC north…
PRINCE GEORGE Friday, July 19, 2024. Last updated at 7:29 pm. Ended — UPDATE – Keep updated using your weather apps or the Environment Canada website for those who do not use weather apps as the storm systems are now moving into rural areas in the Prince George region in a northeasterly direction, including a…
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Serious crash claims one life in the Pine Pass region…
MACKENZIE Wednesday, July 17, 2024 A two vehicle crash on Highway 97 in the Pine Pass region Tuesday afternoon has claimed the life of one person… RCMP say the crash occurred just before 4pm on Tuesday and involved a pickup truck and a commercial transport truck. Details of the crash have not been fully released…
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π’ UPDATE 4 – Highway 97 CLOSED in the Pine Pass…
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 5:06 pm. Last updated on July 17 at 7:40 pm UPDATE 4 – Fully reopened. Drive safely! — UPDATE 3 – Remains single lane traffic. Estimated time for reopening is 12 pm, July 17. — UPDATE 2 – Estimated time for reopening is 2am. Check DriveBC.ca for more information during…
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UPDATED – MISSING – Karen Tessier from Fort Nelson…
BC NEWS, FORT NELSON Sunday, July 14, 2024. Last updated on July 17, 2024 at 4:19 pm. UPDATE – The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit have taken conduct of this investigation and are urgently seeking the publicβs cooperation in finding Karen Tessier. Investigators believe that members of the public have information regarding her…
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Be safe on the local rivers…
PRINCE GEORGE Friday, July 12, 2024 As summer weather continues for the foreseeable future, the RCMP is sending out a reminder to all river users to take precautions and use common sense before heading in and on the water… The message comes after a tubing mishap on the Willow River last weekend prompted a river…
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π’ Open – Highway 97 is CLOSED south of Prince George near Hixon…
PRINCE GEORGE/HIXON Sunday, July 7, 2024. Last updated on July 8, 2024 at 6:07 pm. UPDATE 4 – On Sunday, July 7, 2024, around 11:30 a.m., Prince George RCMP and other first responders attended a motor vehicle incident on Highway 97 south near Swanson Road, approximately one kilometer north of Hixon. A commercial vehicle hauling…
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Foodie Fridays is back for summer 2024!..
PRINCE GEORGE Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Popular weekly event Foodie Fridays returns to downtown Prince George with an exciting kick-off this Friday, July 5. From noon to 4 pm on July 5, 19, 26, and August 2, 9, 16, and 30, Foodie Fridays brings food trucks, vendors, entertainment β and hungry residents β to Canada…
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Police arrest two men in relation to stolen vehicle…
BC NEWS, DAWSON CREEK Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Two men have been arrested following a stolen vehicle incident in Dawson Creek… Police say on June 1, 2024, officers were advised of a suspicious vehicle parked near 17th Street and 116th Ave. Two people were inside the vehicle before police arrival. The driver fled the scene…
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Fatal rollover crash south of McLeod Lake claims one life…
MACKENZIE Tuesday, July 2, 2024 One person has died following a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 97 on Sunday… The crash occurred just after 12 pm on July 1, 2024, near the 42 Mile rd. turnoff along Highway 97, approximately 24 km south of McLeod Lake. The driver of a southbound pickup truck left…
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π’ OPEN – Highway 97 CLOSED in the Pine Pass region…
CHETWYND Monday, July 1, 2024. Updated at 3:31 pm PST UPDATE – Highway 97 is now reopened on this stretch but remains closed south of McLeod Lake due to a serious crash. — Motorists be advised that a second vehicle has closed Highway 97. The second incident is in the Pine Pass region between Old…
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π’ OPEN – UPDATE 2 – Highway 97 CLOSED south of Mcleod Lake…
PRINCE GEORGE Monday, July 1, 2024 at 1:44 pm. Last updated at 5:44 pm UPDATE 2 – Fully reopened. — UPDATE – Single lane alternating traffic. Expect delays. Estimated full reopening time is 10 pm. — Motorists be advised that Highway 97 is CLOSED in both directions 24 km south of Mcleod Lake due to…
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June 2024 was a very wet month for many areas of BC North…
PRINCE GEORGE/Featured by Shane Chevalier Monday, July 1, 2024 With June officially behind us it is time to bring on summer vacation and maybe some summer temps to heat things up just a bit… June was a wet month for the Prince George area as the region soaked up *80.2 mm of rain, which has…
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UPDATE – Serious collision on Massey Drive claims one life…
PRINCE GEORGE Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 4:50 pm. Last updated on July 3, 2024 at 4:37 pm UPDATE – The Prince George RCMP is looking for anyone with video camera footage that may have captured the fatal motor vehicle incident that occurred on June 29, 2024. “Police officers continue to investigate the cause of…
