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Part of the Lheidli T’enneh reserve at Shelley now has fire protection, thanks to an agreement signed Monday between the band and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. The two groups signed the historic agreement, which will see Shell-Glen Volunteer Fire Rescue provide services to the south side of the Lheidli T’enneh Indian Reserve #2, adjacent to Shelley. “We would like to acknowledge and thank the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in working with Lheidli T’enneh for this...

Allan Wishart Free Press The dental assistant program at the College of New Caledonia may not skip a beat. While the school’s board of governors voted Friday morning to suspend student intakes for the dental assistant and dental hygiene programs to balance the 2015-16 budget, the recommendation from vice-president of administration and finance Sue McAllister contained a measure of hope, which president Henry Reiser elaborated on in discussions before the vote. “We have been in...

It was a busy couple of days in Prince George for Kathy Corrigan this week. “I was at the forum on public education on Monday,” the NDP spokesperson for advanced education said on Tuesday. “I spoke with a lot of people there, then I had a meeting this morning with the local board of education. It as a great meeting I’m really impressed with the quality of the trustees here.” The main reason for Corrigan being in Prince George was just that – to talk to people about education. “The messa...

Prince George was the first of what Kevin Rose hopes will be a series of forums on public education in B.C. Rose, the provincial K-12 coordinator for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), was one of the speakers at a forum Monday evening at the College of New Caledonia. “It was a very good crowd,” he said. “It was a diverse crowd. There were school trustees, excluded staff from some of the schools. It wasn’t just a CUPE thing, it was a public gathering.” And what they heard from...

Downtown Prince George was treated to some spontaneous entertainment this morning, but only for a few minutes. At approximately 10:15 a.m., 170 elementary and secondary students converged on the Prince George City Detachment to take part in a flash mob. A flash mob is a sudden large public gathering where people perform an unusual or seemingly random act and then disperse immediately afterward. In this case, the mob, joined by local RCMP officers, performed a choreographed dance to Taylor...

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...

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...