Weekly News Bulletin

Due North

An audio bulletin for the weeK’s End of may 14th 2026

Looking at the next seven days in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, the weather forecast contains warmth, sunshine, and a small chance of precipitation. In the newsroom, here is what we’ve picked up on:

The Spruce Kings, Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh’s BCHL Hockey Club closed out the third round of their playoff season against the Nanaimo Clippers after a 2-6 loss on May 6th. The team wraps up their tour after a strong year.
Prices at the pump dropped from last week, with highs of ¢188.9/L and lows of ¢178.9/L for gasoline reported.
There are eight active fires in the Prince George fire district, one of which in the North East of the province about 100km from Fort Nelson is currently out of control.
On Tuesday May 5th, many people across our latitude in Western Canada looked up into the evening sky and saw a ghostly object moving over the horizon. Prince George Astronomical Society President, Malhar Kendurkar weighed in with what this actually means.
The Moose Hide Campaign took place Thursday May 14th with events held at the Native Friendship Centre and at CNC.
Despite significant revenue loss, the College of New Caledonia (CNC) announced a balanced projected budget on April 24, 2026 that required a number of sacrifices to achieve. After President Cindy Heitman spoke to us about this, CNC Student's Union rep Kevin Dharmani gave us his perspective as a member of student government and the Board of Governors student rep.
While the BC Wildfire Service has activated Category 2 & 3 fire bans across our region, it has not yet activated Category 1 bans, which pertain to small campfires. However it warns of “The Spring Dip.” Fire Information Officer Karly Desrosiers breaks the danger of that situation down for us and explains the nature of “Zombie,” or holdover, fires that re-emerge in the spring.
A number of local organizations including Everyone at the Table (EAT) are advocating for the city to adopt a Food Charter. The city has made moves towards this, identified in Resolution 14 of the 33 Resolutions the city had adopted following recommendations raised by the 2025 Official Community Plan (OCP). A story is developing in that area as we’ve so far spoken to local advocate April Ottesen.
Beading workshops occur Wednesdays at Omineca Arts Centre, 6:30-9pm, hosted by Lynn Biles. Swing on by with a couple bucks for beading supplies.