The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant is supporting Dr. Oliver Iorhemen in his research to extract valuable resources from wastewater. Dr. Iorhemen is am Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor at UNBC. He is studying ways to extract xanthan, curdlan, tyrosine and phenylalanine from wastewater. “The outcome of this...

The BC General Employees' Union has served a strike notice to the provincial government. As a result, the BC Public Service bargaining unit will be in a legal position to take job action as of 2:46 p.m. on Monday, August 15th. The Union is not releasing details about the job action...

"Who let the dogs out?" That's what the Prince George RCMP want to know after last week's break-in at the PG branch of the BC SPCA. Police were called to the shelter shortly after 8:00 a.m., one week ago. (August 5th) Officers determined the break-in happened at around 4:00 that morning. That day,...

Much like the rest of the province, housing sales in Prince George are starting to plummet. According to data released by the BC Real Estate Association, the northern capital saw a 37% month-over-month decline when comparing June and July. In addition, housing sales across British Columbia were down more than 42...

Theatre Northwest is gearing up for another stage reading this month. On August 20th, the theatre will be putting on a production of Five Alarm, written by Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva. "It's a really great funny comedy, it's a great summer show," Theatre Northwest Artistic Associate Anna Russell. "It touches on summer themes...

"It really is a relief to finally get here," That's from Best Damn Music Fest organizer Kyle Sampson as the two-day country music event invades the Prince George Exhibition Grounds. Sampson told MyPGNow.com they have a star-studded lineup hitting the stage tonight (Fri) and tomorrow (Sat). "We've got it...