Quesnel News

Prince George, B.C. Two people have been rushed to hospital in Quesnel following a two-vehicle collision this afternoon on Highway 97.

Looking east to fuel the west, Premier Christy Clark touted B.C.'s natural resources, competitive taxes, a highly skilled workforce and a million job openings by 2020 in three Asian nations during her whirlwind trade mission that ended last weekend.

May 23, 2012 - Vancouver, British Columbia. Manado Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that the Phase 1 work program as recommended in "Summary Technical Report on the Clisbako Property" dated November 17, 2011, filed on SEDAR and described in the Manado's Prospectus dated December 12, 2011, has commenced.

The Knights, Prince George's peewee double-A all-star baseball team, will battle Quesnel in a Sunday doubleheader at Volunteer Park.

B.C.'s forest industry is going the way of the east coast cod fishery, independent MLA Bob Simpson is warning, as a legislative committee has been formed to find ways to increase the timber supply that feeds B.C. sawmills.

A special government committee will examine British Columbia's timber supply after a leaked report warned about thousands of job losses due to a declining amount of wood caused by the ravages of the pine beetle epidemic.

Tri Thuc Lai, who was convicted of producing marijuana after he was found sleeping inside a Quesnel grow-op, has had the conviction overturned on appeal.

By Allan Wishart - Prince George Free Press Published: May 09, 2012 1:00 PM Updated: May 09, 2012 1:29 PM It was another great year in 2011 for the Vanderhoof and Districts Co-operative Association and they are, literally, building on that for the future.

By Autumn MacDonald - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Published: May 09, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 09, 2012 10:18 AM RCMP raided a Quesnel rural residence, confiscating more than 2,500 marijuana plants, worth $2.5 million, and located three men hiding in the walls.

By Contributed - Burns Lake Lakes District News Published: May 07, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 07, 2012 10:04 AM On May 1, 2012 at approximately 9:30 p.m., the North District integrated marijuana enforcement task force, members of the Quesnel RCMP, Williams Lake RCMP and Prince George police dog services executed a search warrant at a rural ... (more)

Increasing numbers of landlords are banning smoking in their apartment buildings, while condo owners face a bewildering array of conflicting laws over the issue of second-hand smoke.

Increasing numbers of landlords are banning smoking in their apartment buildings, while condo owners face a bewildering array of conflicting laws over the issue of second-hand smoke.

RCMP aided by a police dog found three men hiding in a secret compartment in the walls of this Quesnel, B.C. grow-op. A police dog helped B.C. Mounties find three men hiding in the walls of a large marijuana grow-op producing an estimated $2.5-million in illegal drugs, the RCMP said Friday.

An RCMP raid on a rural residence near Quesnel has netted drugs with an estimated street value of $2.5-million dollars and resulted in charges against three men found hiding in a secret compartment between two walls in the home.

By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News Published: May 02, 2012 9:00 AM Updated: May 02, 2012 9:43 AM VICTORIA - Sawmill tragedies in Prince George and Burns Lake have brought overdue attention to the larger crisis, as the end of B.C.'s latest pine beetle infestation continues to transform the Interior forest industry.

By Monica Lamb-Yorski - Williams Lake Tribune Published: May 01, 2012 7:00 AM Updated: May 01, 2012 9:38 AM Mills in Williams Lake have beefed up safety measures, in light of the recent sawmill explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George, and a directive from WorkSafe BC issued last Wednesday requiring all sawmill employers to undertake a ... (more)

By Staff Writer - Vanderhoof Omineca Express Published: April 02, 2012 2:00 AM Updated: April 30, 2012 2:46 PM It was another great year in 2011 for the Vanderhoof and Districts Co-operative Association and they are, literally, building on that for the future.

Vallee tossed ringer after ringer during the Prince George Horseshoe Club Spring Tournament, held on the weekend at the club's facility in Carrie Jane Gray Park.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark last week announced the construction of a 153-bed, $334-million hospital will begin in the Comox Valley in early 2013, which will be shortly before the next provincial election.

By Contributed - Burns Lake Lakes District News Published: April 30, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: April 30, 2012 10:50 AM The province has given the College of New Caledonia $725,337 in one time funding to deliver skills, trades and technical training at its campuses this year.