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  • Ended… Snowfall Warning for the Pine Pass…

    Ended. Motorists be advised that Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning for the Pine Pass region for Saturday… 15 to 20 cm of snow is expected for this region beginning early Saturday morning and lasting until at least Saturday evening. Plan ahead and adjust to winter driving conditions. Winter tires are required for this…

  • 🟢 Expect delays on Hwy 16 East of PG…

    Open… — UPDATE: A detour is available using Giscome Road. Estimated time of re-opening is 2 pm PST. Vehicle recovery is currently underway. As of 10 AM. — Motorists be advised that Highway 16 East of Prince George near the Shelley turn off is CLOSED due to a vehicle incident. Expect delays in this area…

  • 🟢 Travel Advisory in effect for Hwy 97 south of Prince George…

    UPDATE: As of 4:40 pm, the freezing rain and snowfall has ended along Hwy 97. Drive carefully. – Motorists be advised that Highway 97 is experiencing freezing rain and snow mixed south of Prince George beginning at Chamulak Rd and towards Quesnel and Williams Lake. Travel isn’t recommended unless absolutely necessary. Near Hush Lake, 25…

  • New BC premier delivers action to expand housing supply within first days…

    VICTORIA, BC: To help deliver more good homes for people, the Province is introducing new laws to build the homes people need, make it possible for homes that are vacant to be rented and remove discriminatory age and rental restrictions in stratas that hurt young families. “B.C.’s housing crisis is stressing out and hurting people…

  • Update… One person dead and another injured following incident in Prince Rupert…

    UPDATE on Mondays shooting in Prince Rupert: At approximately 8:30 AM, the Prince Rupert RCMP received a priority 1 call for shots fired at the Ocean Centre Mall located on 3rd Ave W. Some members who were already in the area responded immediately and quickly determined that it was not an active shooter situation but…

  • ⚠️ Toxic drug alert for Prince George…

    There has been an increase in overdose events in the community of Prince George. The substances are being reported as greyish green or white/blue down causing sudden severe overdose and increased sedation. There has been reports of loss of time. Substances move throughout our region and may present in your community so please share this alert…

  • Homicide investigation underway in Prince George…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Police are asking for witnesses to come forward following a targeted shooting late Monday afternoon in Connaught Hill Park… Police say on November 14, 2022 at approximately 5:15 PM, officers received a complaint of a possible shooting at Connaught Hill Park. Officers attended the area and located a man near the bottom…

  • Found human remains on Connaught Hill those of Donna Charlie…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: In October 2022, Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit entered into an investigation of found human remains located by a member of the public on Connaught Hill. With the assistance of the B.C. Coroners Service, the RCMP is now in a position to publicly confirm that the human remains located are those…

  • 🟢 Expect major delays on Hwy 97 south…

    Cleared. As of 9:12 AM. — Motorists be advised that Highway 97 is experiencing major delays this morning following a vehicle that lost a tire in the southbound lanes at the Simon Fraser Bridge. Traffic backed up to the merge exit from Pine Centre. Avoid the area until the issue has been resolved. Use the…

  • Lest We Forget

    In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with…

  • Fatal crash claims one life near Dawson Creek…

    DAWSON CREEK, BC: The Dawson Creek RCMP has released some details on a fatal crash that occurred over the weekend on Highway 97… Police say the crash occurred Sunday morning west of Dawson Creek between Chetwynd and Groundbirch and involved two vehicles that had crashed head-on. The lone driver of one of the vehicles was…

  • Fatal crash on Highway 39 claims one life…

    MACKENZIE, BC: One person has died following a two vehicle crash near Mackenzie early Monday morning… Police say the crash occurred approximately 1 km south of Mackenzie near the causeway just before 6:30 AM. The crash involved a pickup truck and a commercial truck. The male driver of the pickup truck died as a result…

  • Fatal crash in Pine Pass claims two lives…

    PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Two people have died following a serious crash involving two vehicles on Monday south of Chetwynd… North District RCMP say poor road conditions played a role in the crash that involved a car and a pickup truck. Two women in the car died as a result. The man in the truck was…

  • Open… Highway 97 CLOSED west of Dawson Creek…

    UPDATE: Open. As of 2:32 pm MST. Nov 6, 2022. — Motorists be advised that Highway 97 is CLOSED in both directions between the 277 road and 275 road due to a vehicle incident. A detour is in effect. Detour using the 285 road and the 208 road. The highway won’t be open until at…

  • ⚠️ ❄️ UPDATE… Hazardous road conditions in the Prince George and Pine Pass regions…

    November 4 UPDATE: Winter driving conditions remain in effect along Hwy 97 north of Prince George and into the Pine Pass region. Expect a rain and snow mix today with an additional 5 cm throughout the day and night. Mackenzie Junction. – DriveBC.ca Motorists be advised that blowing snow and snow covered roadways are causing…