The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died following a motor vehicle incident near Terrace on July 18, 2014.

The Prince George Fire Centre has issued an area restriction for the forested area around the Mt. McAllister fire located 56 kilometres northwest of Chetwynd, effective at noon Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

The Prince George Fire Centre has issued an area restriction for the forested area around the Red Deer Creek fire located 61 kilometres southeast of Tumbler Ridge, effective at noon Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, July 21, 2014.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following an incident involving a train near Terrace on July 12, 2014.

The Euchiniko Lakes wildfire, located approximately 125 kilometres west of Quesnel is now estimated at 1,600 hectares in size.

Effective at noon Pacific Time on Friday, July 11, 2014, open fires will be prohibited in the Prince George Fire Centre, with the exception of the Fort Nelson Fire Zone, to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

Prince George Fire Centre personnel have responded to 20 new fires in the past 48 hours, 15 of which were caused by lightning.

As the second city in Canada to adopt Community Voice Mail (CVM), Prince George is now expanding the program to help 500 eligible British Columbians without a telephone gain access to a phone number and voice mail service.

Prince George Fire Centre staff responded to nine new wildfires over the weekend, all of which are suspected to be human-caused.

As the North gets ready for the jobs boom, the B.C. government is investing in training people in a new way to help meet anticipated demand in the hospitality industry.