Prince George City Council has voted to replace a garbage truck in the city.
At last night's (Monday) meeting, City Council approved a budget of $750,000 for the purchase.Â
According to Director of Civic Operations Blake McIntosh, this will replace a garbage truck damaged in a motor vehicle incident in May last year.Â
The Cops for Cancer Tour de North team will be holding a scheduled group ride on Sunday morning, their first without Shane Kelly after passing during a hit and run in PG last week.
The ride will begin just after 8am from the overflow parking lot of the PG Aquatic Centre on 18th Avenue. The public is encouraged to arrive for the send off 15 minutes earlier (7:45 AM).
125 varsity athletes from across Canada are dawning the Maple Leaf for almost two weeks as they participate in the FISU World University Summer Games in Germany starting tomorrow (Wednesday).
The athletes will compete in nine sports: archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.
This fall, the Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon will be unveiling a new family support space inside UHNBC.
It will feature a stocked kitchen, dining area as well as a living room, bathroom with shower and sleeping area.
Prince George City Council went through 33 resolutions relating to the Official Community Plan (OCP) at tonight's (Monday) meeting.Â
These came back to the Council table with staff reports on resolutions presented during meetings held on April 9th and 16th.Â
The Prince George Spruce Kings have added one of their former players to their coaching staff.
The BCHL team has announced that Sam Muchalla will be its Skills & Development Coach for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.
"Just over the summer we have had the garden cut open three or four times. We have had the train shed broken into multiple times, the school house broken into multiple times and we've had our loading bay security gate broken into twice."
Downtown Prince George is bringing back a summer favourite event this weekend.Â
On Saturday, Downtown Prince George is hosting the annual Downtown Summerfest, bringing food, entertainment, shopping, and other activities to Veterans Plaza at City Hall.Â
"I think I'm most excited just to see the community come together and be downtown, and really just have a great time at this event," said Downtown Prince George Executive Director Chrisie Berry.
British Columbia’s water, land and resource stewardship minister is encouraging residents to conserve water, saying drought is worsening in parts of the province.Â