Families in the Prince George school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $687,663 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has selected Carrier Sekani Family Services to deliver the First Nations Driver Education Program along the Highway 16 corridor in northern B.C.

Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris and Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond, on behalf of Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, announced that Prince George will be receiving a new deputy sheriff as part of the 23 new deputy sheriffs slated to start work next week in communities throughout the province.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after an air crash near Vanderhoof on Oct. 10, 2016.

Work is underway to replace the 61-year-old Salmon River Bridge on Highway 97 north of Prince George, Mike Morris, MLA for Prince George-McKenzie, and Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount, announced on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has extended the deadline to receive applications for capital and operating grants under the Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan community vehicle grant program.

Animals needing a home in Prince George will benefit from a Crown land lease of 1.18 hectares beside Exhibition Park to the North Cariboo District Branch of the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA).

The provincial government released its agenda to enhance the competitiveness of B.C.’s forest sector so that it continues to make investments and provide family-supporting jobs in communities throughout the province.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a motorcycle incident in Dawson Creek on July 20, 2016.