River levels haven't peaked yet in either Prince George, Hope, or Mission, but officials are saying when they do, the impact on the Lower Mainland is expected to be minimal. Dave Campbell with the BC River Forecast centre says the rate of rise in Prince George is dropping. It's expected to peak at about the ten metre mark this evening. That water … [Read more...]
George W’s Head Pulled From “Thrones”
June 16, 2012 by
HBO announced on Friday it is pulling last year's first season finale of "Game of Thrones" from both the network, disc retailers, and online VOD outlets like iTunes and HBO Go says The NY Daily News. The reason? Conservative critics have been outraged this week over learning that George W. Bush's likeness was used on a victim's decapitated and … [Read more...]
Flood threat eases in Prince George
June 9, 2012 by
Flood fears are easing around Prince George, after river levels peaked earlier this morning. Dave Campbell with the River Forecast Centre says concern now shifts towards the Upper Columbia and Shuswap area. "The other biggest emerging issue is up in the northern part of the province. The Liard River has been showing pretty rapid rises over the past … [Read more...]
Two missing in Prince George boating accident
May 7, 2012 by
Search and rescue crews in Prince George are spending the night looking for two women, missing since a jet-boat flipped Sunday afternoon.Search leader Jeff Smedley says it happened along the Willow River. "Two men made it out and we've been searching for two more." Smedley says 15 searchers are continuing the search. "Currently we're putting what … [Read more...]
Premier Clark visits Prince George
April 25, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark will visit Prince George today in the wake of the explosion that destroyed the Lakeland Mills sawmill and killed two workers. Clark will visit families of injured workers at the University Hospital of Northern BC, she'll also meet the mayor of Prince George and union and company officials, and visit the local fire hall to … [Read more...]
Premier offers support to Prince George after deadly sawmill blast
April 25, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark is offering prayers and support to the Prince George residents as they recover from the devastating explosion and fire at the Lakeland sawmill that left one dead last night. Clark paid tribute to the city in the legislature Tuesday. "I also want to commend the countless first responders, the volunteers, the health care … [Read more...]
Independent MLA Bob Simpson points out similarities between the mill explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George
April 24, 2012 by
Independent MLA Bob Simpson says he has no idea what caused the explosion and fire at the Lakeland mills operation in Prince George, but there are similarities with a similar blast that levelled the Babine forest products mill in Burns Lake last winter. Simpson says one common factor might be sawdust from timber killed by the mountain … [Read more...]
Suspects in Prince George kidnapping turn themselves in
April 18, 2012 by
Two brothers wanted by police in connection with a kidnapping in Prince George have turned themselves in. Twenty-four year-old François Meerholz and his 22-year-old brother Dillan walked into the local RCMP detachment at 11:30 last night. When police were called to a rural area east of the city earlier this week, they found a male victim … [Read more...]
Arrests in Prince George kidnapping
April 18, 2012 by
Two men have been arrested, while two others remain at least after a reported kidnapping in Prince George. RCMP were called earlier this week to a rural area east of Prince George for a report of kidnapping and assault. They arrived at the scene to find a man suffering from undisclosed, but serious injuries. He was taken … [Read more...]
Aronofsky Deconstructs George Washington
April 17, 2012 by
Paramount Pictures is in negotiations to acquire the George Washington biopic "The General" for Darren Aronofsky to produce and direct reports Variety. Adam Cooper and Bill Collage ("Accepted") penned the script which avoids straight historical drama in favour of a more "Unforgiven"-esque deconstructionist take on the man and historical period. … [Read more...]
