Community

The Best Damn Little Art Auction Ever has gotten too big for its original home. After being held the past two years at the Groop Gallery, the auction will be held tonight (May 1) in the Keith Gordon Room at the Prince George Public Library. “It wasn’t so much there was too much art,” Groop Gallery owner Melanie Desjardines said, “as there were too many people for safety. There was only one exit from the room we were holding it in.” So the Community Arts Council started looking for a new...

In an April 17 press release, Tricia Leslie, marketing communications officer for the BC SPCA in Vancouver announced that the North Cariboo SPCA Branch now has a new branch manager. Jamie Walsh became an SPCA staff member in 2006 after spending five years as a shelter volunteer. “I am so excited about our team and the opportunity to help build a strong, positive future for the animals in our community,” said Walsh, who was born and raised in Prince George. “Our team is...

The Prince George Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its fall 2014-2015 adjudicated grants. The recipients were recognized at a Grant Award Reception on April 7. “We are pleased to announce that through the generosity of our donors, our endowment funds are now in excess of $9.5 million and more than one million dollars has been distributed since our inception in 1995,” said executive director Brenda Langlois. “This is a significant milestone in the short history of the...

The Prince George Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its fall 2014-2015 adjudicated grants. The recipients were recognized at a Grant Award Reception on April 7. “We are pleased to announce that through the generosity of our donors, our endowment funds are now in excess of $9.5 million and more than one million dollars has been distributed since our inception in 1995,” said executive director Brenda Langlois. “This is a significant milestone in the short...

After a one-year absence, the Prince George Elks Lodge 122 annual May Day parade is back. The decision to put on the 86th annual parade was made in December, said spokesperson Nanci Krushelnicki on Thursday. Interest in having the parade is picking up, she said, after it had waned in recent years eventually forcing the cancellation of last year’s event. The group has heard from a number of people interested in putting in floats with this year’s parade, including the British...