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Northern Development Initiative Trust’s pine beetle recovery account should continue to operate sustainably, and be used to fund strategic and highly impactful projects that help communities recover from the mountain pine beetle epidemic. That’s what the NDIT board heard from community leaders across central and northern B.C. during a meeting in Prince George this month focused on finding ways to optimize the use of the $23 million account. Representatives from each of the trust’s four...

Back before computers ruled the day in newspaper offices, reporters would type -30- at the end of each story. It was done to inform the typesetters that they had reached the end of the story. Well … this is the end. Friday is the final issue of the Prince George Free Press. Aberdeen Publishing owner Bob Doull announced to staff Thursday that the Free Press will cease publishing as of May 1. The reason? Declining revenues. “It’s not the fault of anyone at the paper,” he said. “We had...

If you have the bare bones of a business idea, Innovation Central Society is here for you. If you have a business already up and running, but want to take the next step, Innovation Central Society (ICS) is here for you. “There is a massive potential for innovation,” says executive director Robert Quibell. “That will never change.” While ICS has already been hard at work in the region, Quibell says this yea, they want to make more people aware of who they are and what...

The B.C. Liberal government sold land in Coquitlam at as much as $43 million less than its appraised value last year to balance the budget, NDP critics said Tuesday. The 14 parcels on Burke Mountain in north Coquitlam sold in February 2014 for $85 million. Documents obtained under freedom of information law by the NDP showed an appraised value of $128 million. One parcel had an appraised value of $5.6 million and was valued by B.C. Assessment Authority this year at $2.3 million. It sold for...

by Kolby Solinsky - BC Local News posted Mar 28, 2015 at 8:00 AM— updated Mar 28, 2015 at 10:39 AM Named for the future and its robotic hope, one of Canada’s largest tech store chains doesn’t have one anymore. Future Shop announced it would be closing all of its stores in the country on Saturday, shutting down 66 locations for good and transition the other 65 over to Best Buy. There will be a total of 192 Best Buys in Canada. A total of 1,500 jobs will be lost with the...

There are some new faces joining the Prince George Chamber of Commerce Board. At last night’s annual general meeting, members elected the new board of directors for 2015-16. Forty-six business members participated in the voting. Cindi Pohl, account manager at Waste Management Inc., was acclaimed as president, after serving as vice-president for the past two years. “This is a significant year for our city as we continue to celebrate Prince George’s 100th anniversary and UNBC’s...

Randy Thompson, CEO of VA Angels and Start Up Canada’s Prairie Angel of the Year is coming back to Prince George. He will be attending a couple of workshops on how to get your start-up financed, and then how to grow your company. “We are very excited to have Randy coming back to Prince George and we’re adding a little bit of an extra event to this visit,” said Marja Sheare of Innovation Central Society. “If you are not available to attend the workshops, you have the opportunity to come to...