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Prince George conservation group talks wood pellets in Japan

The trip was organized and supported by three Japanese environmental groups concerned about the loss of natural forests in BC and climate change.

Dec 21, 2023 6:22 AM Read more >

Seniors advocate reports rise in antipsychotic drug use at BC care homes

Average wait times have increased a staggering 166% over the past five years, ranging from 65 days in Vancouver Coastal Health to 278 days in Northern Health.

Dec 21, 2023 4:15 AM Read more >

Powell River Community Foundation gives out grants

Six organizations receive funds at ceremony

Dec 20, 2023 6:45 PM Read more >

Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors boosting B.C. family medicine: Dix

Health Minister Adrian Dix's comments come amid ongoing health-care woes including hospital overcrowding and many residents being left without a family doctor.

Dec 20, 2023 2:39 PM Read more >

Family wants justice for Prince George woman killed in Mexico

Val Vardabasso, 58, was living in Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point, just south of the border with Arizona, and was killed in her home last week

Dec 20, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Myra Falls Mine shutdown came with no notice for 300 employees: union

“Imagine being told that not only are you being laid off for Christmas with no notice, you’re not even sure if you’re going to get paid,” says Unifor representative.

Dec 20, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Kelowna MLAs urge housing minister to intervene to get tiny homes site open

"This critical gap is preventing the project from moving forward, despite the readiness of the infrastructure and the pressing need within our community.”

Dec 20, 2023 4:37 AM Read more >

B.C. man goes from ice cream bars to jail bars

Isaac Schaaf-Young was denied bail Tuesday in Kamloops provincial court, a few days after his arrest following an alleged early-morning break-in at a Kamloops Dairy Queen.

Dec 20, 2023 4:28 AM Read more >

Check out these vintage northern B.C. Christmas cards

The artist of the cards was Robert David Symons, who was born in 1898 in England and came to Canada in 1914 at the age of 16 to become a cowboy, explained Elizabeth Hunter

Dec 20, 2023 3:30 AM Read more >

City of Powell River may cancel on-demand bus service

Service fills transportation void for those who use it

Dec 19, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >