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  • Canada Day Fireworks cancelled due to fire risk…

    PRINCE GEORGE Friday, June 23, 2023 | 11:20 am. Last updated on June 28, 2023. As the Province of BC has prohibited campfires in the Prince George Fire Centre due to increased fire risk, use of fireworks is also prohibited. This means the July 1 Canada Day in the Park fireworks are cancelled. The City…

  • B.C. enhances local climate preparedness, disaster mitigation…

    VICTORIA Friday, June 23, 2023 | 9:08 am To help communities better prepare for climate-related emergencies and keep people safer, the Province is providing funding for nine community risk-reduction and climate-adaptation projects. “From floods and wildfires, to avalanche and landslides, we’re seeing first-hand the impacts that climate change continues to have on people and communities…

  • Disturbance in Dawson Creek leaves one man dead…

    DAWSON CREEK Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 4:00 pm A Dawson Creek man is facing potential charges after a disturbance lead to fatal injuries over the weekend… Police say on June 18, 2023, officers responded to a report of a disturbance on the 1500 block of 92nd Avenue. Upon attendance, officers discovered a man suffering…

  • Suspect arrested following stolen vehicle report in Fort St. John last week…

    FORT ST. JOHN Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 11:17 am A known suspect to the Fort St. John RCMP was arrested last week following a stolen vehicle report… Police say on June 15 at 6:26 AM, officers received a report of a Ford F-350 being stolen from the Fort St. John airport parking lot. In…

  • UPDATE – Two people in hospital following home invasion on Nicholson Street in Prince George…

    PRINCE GEORGE Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 9:30 AM. Last updated on June 27 at 9:42 am. UPDATE – The injured male in this incident has died. Police are now investigating Prince George’s 6th homicide of 2023. Investigators are asking for the public’s help with this case. Anyone with information or even video is asked…

  • ⚠️ Health hazard advisory: Jack of clubs tailings and visitor centre shorelines…

    WELLS Monday, June 19, 2023 | 11:20 am Due to historic mine tailings contamination, Northern Health advises the public to avoid contact with sandy areas and sediment in wading areas along the shoreline of Jack of Club Tailings Beach and Visitor Centre Beach in the District of Wells. Please see the attached map for more…

  • Prince George home to renewable diesel refinery, a first in Canada…

    PRINCE GEORGE Friday, June 16, 2023 | 4:17 pm British Columbia’s clean fuel goals and vision of a low-carbon future have come into sharper focus now that Canada’s first stand-alone renewable diesel refinery has completed construction and will soon begin production. The announcement was made on Friday, June 16, 2023, by the Province and Tidewater Renewables.…

  • New supports coming for people experiencing homelessness in Prince George

    PRINCE GEORGE Friday, June 16, 2023 | 4:48 pm The Province and the City of Prince George have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that formalizes their commitment to work together to better support people who are unhoused and sheltering in encampments and to help prevent encampments. “Our government is committed to working with the…

  • Can you help ID three youth following a B&E to NPSS in Fort St. John?..

    FORT ST. JOHN Friday, June 16, 2023 | 3:52 pm Police in Fort St. John are asking for the public’s help to identify three youth following a break and enter to North Peace Secondary School on June 10… Police say on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at just after 10:00am, officers received a report of a…

  • UPDATED – Emergency response teams responding to bus crash near Bear Lake…

    PRINCE GEORGE/MACKENZIE Friday, June 16, 2023 | 11:25 am. Last updated at 1:51 pm UPDATE 2: Code Orange has been called off at UHNBC. As of 2:30 pm. In total, 18 people were injured in the rollover crash. The bus was carrying camp workers for TC Energy when it rolled down into an embankment on…

  • 🟢 OPEN – Highway 16 CLOSED east of Prince George near Willow River…

    PRINCE GEORGE Friday, June 16, 2023 | 10:15 am. Last updated at 2:24 pm. UPDATE 2: Highway 16 has now reopened at Willow River. UPDATE: Police confirm that one person has died in this crash. More details as they become available. The highway remains closed as of 1 pm. Motorists be advised that Highway 16…

  • WANTED – Nathan FIELD

    FORT ST. JOHN Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 5:29 pm The Fort St. John RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a Wanted man… Wanted is 32 year-old Nathan Robert FIELD. FIELD is currently wanted for the following… Nathan FIELD is described as: FIELD was last seen on June 10, 2023, in Fort…

  • Toxic drug alert – Dawson Creek

    DAWSON CREEK Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 4:03 pm There has been an increase in overdoses in Dawson Creek linked to a blue colored drug sold as “down.” This drug causes sudden overdose and memory loss and happens when the drug is smoked and injected. For your safety Local overdose prevention site (OPS) Alert expires: June 29,…

  • New survey will help fill gaps in government services…

    VICTORIA Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 3:35 pm Everyone living in B.C. is encouraged to take the BC Demographic Survey to help identify systemic racism in government services. The survey is online and available in 15 languages at: https://antiracism.gov.bc.ca/bcdemographicsurvey People without access to a computer or smartphone can take the survey by calling toll-free: 1 833 376-2452…

  • Two vehicle crash south of Quesnel claims one life…

    QUESNEL Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 3:24 pm One man has died following a two vehicle crash south of Quesnel on Wednesday… Police say on June 14, 2023 at approximately 1:40pm, emergency services from Quesnel and Williams Lake responded to the crash located on Highway 97 near Lansdowne Road. The crash involved a commercial Ford…