The Prince George RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 12-year-old male youth reported missing has been located, and he is safe and sound. Thank you to the media and public for your assistance. Previous coverage:  The Prince George RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing Prince George youth. Luke was...

A new partnership will employ more than 1,400 tourism and hospitality workers in mass vaccination clinics — creating hundreds of jobs for B.C.’s hard-hit tourism, hospitality and sport sectors. “British Columbians have risen to many challenges during this past year, with people and businesses finding new and innovative ways...

Crews are now scraping, sweeping and washing streets and sidewalks to remove winter sand and clean up the City.   Sweeping begins on Columbia Avenue, main artery roads and the downtown core as they see the most traffic. Following that, City crews clean residential streets at higher elevations as they normally have higher...

The week of March 22, the community can expect to see:  *   Major work focused in the same areas as the contractor navigates the challenging task of protecting existing utilities like electricity and gas lines.  *   Crews out during regular hours (6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) with minimal evening work;  *   Water service and hydrant...

The City is helping residents deal with yard waste again this spring, providing two options for grass, lawn and hedge clippings, flowers, weeds, leaves, vegetable stalks, shrubs, and branches. Option 1 - Curbside pick-up April 6 in North Castlegar and April 7 in South Castlegar May 25 in North Castlegar and May 26 in South ...

The Province is helping communities bring crucial improvements to regional airports with a boost in funding as part of B.C.’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan and B.C. Air Access Program grants. The $9.28 million will enhance local airport infrastructure with initiatives like upgraded taxi lanes, new airside paving and green...

Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said Teck Cominco kindly allowed him to enter their reservoir compound to photograph a “cougar” decoy that made healdines yesterday – only to discover it was a coyote, not a cougar (as seen above). “Due to the popularity of the story, and media inquiries, I was able to […]

 The Fire Chiefs Association of British Columbia is supporting 17 Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Fire Departments in delivering its 2021 Home Safety Program. This program provides free smoke/carbon monoxide alarms and fire safety information for residents, specifically targeting those residents unable to afford...

The Asian giant hornet, an invasive pest that threatens pollinators and ignores international borders, is the focus of an international effort to eradicate it in the Pacific Northwest. That is why in the coming year, British Columbia, the State of Washington and U.S. federal agencies are collaborating on plans to track, trap...

More than 300,000 British Columbians will benefit from the largest-ever permanent increase to income assistance and disability assistance rates and the first-ever increase to the senior’s supplement. Starting with payments issued in April 2021, individuals on income assistance and disability assistance will automatically...