CIRX (Prince George, BC)

11 hours ago | myprincegeorgenow.com | Brendan Pawliw

Over 40-thousand eligible voters submitted an early ballot in both PG ridings ahead of this year’s federal election. According to Elections Canada, the final tally in Cariboo-Prince George was 20,581 while in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies it was 19,697 – both ridings saw an increase of roughly 35-hundred ballots when compared to 2021.

17 hours ago | myprincegeorgenow.com | Brendan Pawliw

Prince George City Councillor Trudy Klassen is back from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addictions gathering hosted in Lethbridge, Alberta earlier this month. She was joined by representatives from 30 small cities across the country who continue to work on the first municipally led, integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and enforcement services, policies and strategies.

19 hours ago | myprincegeorgenow.com | Brendan Pawliw

Two environmental groups are calling for better protection of old-growth forests from the BC Government. The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA) are calling on the province to refocus their measures, implement their draft biodiversity, and Ecosystem Health Framework to ensure a transition to a sustainable forest industry.

1 day ago | myprincegeorgenow.com | Brendan Pawliw

Someone in the Prince George-area could be BC’s newest multi-millionaire. That’s because a Classic Lotto 6/49 draw ticket from last night (Wednesday) was purchased in the city and matched all six numbers plus the bonus. The winning numbers were 9, 15, 22, 24, 40, 49 with 25 as the bonus. Nobody took home the 52-million-dollar Gold Ball Draw. The full prize breakdown can be found here. Something going on in the Prince George area you think people should know about? Send us a news tip by emailing .

1 day ago | myprincegeorgenow.com | Brendan Pawliw

Over 54% of the Prince George’s homeless population is under the age of 45. That’s according to the latest Point In Time Homeless Count that was conducted in November where the minimum number of people experiencing absolute homelessness increased to 206 – a notable increase from 133 in 2018 and 163 in 2021. Spokesperson, Kerry Pateman says 75% of those who took the survey identified as Indigenous – the recent findings will now be issued to other Indigenous groups to help find some solutions.