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Due North Info Bulletin - 8 June 2026

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An audio bulletin for the weeK of June 8th 2026

Looking at the next seven days in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, the weather forecast contains a bit of welcome precipitation, and a mix of sun & clouds. In the newsroom, here is what we’ve picked up on:

  • A city council meeting is scheduled for 6pm Monday June 8th on the second floor of City Hall. A report on downtown fires will be reviewed.

  • Prices at the pump dropped from last week, with highs of ¢168.9/L and lows of ¢156.9/L for gasoline reported. 

  • There are four active fires in the Prince George fire district, one of which on the west side of Germansen Lake about 150km north of Fort St. James is currently out of control.

  • GoByBike Week ended its spring campaign in Prince George, running May 31-June 6th and featured a bike valet which encouraged riders to explore downtown.

  • June marks Pride Month in Canada, with a Mayoral Proclamation kicking off Pride Week events June 26th at City Hall. The week includes a drag show on the 27th, followed by a dance, featuring a theme of queer history through the 20th century.

  • After a number of local organizations including Everyone at the Table (EAT) advocated for the city to adopt a Food Charter the city did endorse it on May 25th following recommendations raised by the 2025 Official Community Plan (OCP). The city and regional district have perspectives on what their role in food sovereignty now is.

  • Beading workshops occur Wednesdays at Omineca Arts Centre, 6:30-9:00pm, hosted by Lynn Biles. Swing on by with a couple bucks for beading supplies.

- Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Local advocate for indigenous families, women, children & culture to receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree

Local advocate for indigenous families, women, children & culture to receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree

Hereditary Chief Mary Teegee, Maaxswxw Gibuu (White Wolf), will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia during the 2026 Convocation ceremony after over twenty years of tirelessly championing the rights of indigenous families, women, children and culture.

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Due North Info Bulletin - 14 May 2026

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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.

- Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Blurry spectre Surprises Spectators Under Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh’s Skies

Blurry spectre spooks skies over Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh
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Sighted Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, was a mysterious blob moving incrementally across the evening sky over Prince George Lheidli T’enneh. It proved hard to focus on, blurry to look at, like some kind of… space ghost. Penetrating the mystery of this interstellar oddity for CFURadio is Malhar Kendurkar, President of the Prince George Astronomical Society, who was also alarmed at the sight of this spectre.

For an astronomer though, this is a familiar sight related to space exploration, colloquially known as a “Space Jellyfish.” While the visibility of this industrial phenomena is unusual, the activity surrounding it no longer is. This dulls the excitement, but Kendurkar explains it is representative of the many inactive human objects in our night sky now interfering with the visibility of other, natural, phenomena.

While the blob still illuminates our imagination, Kendurkar hopes our attention focuses on what it represents, “how polluted our night sky actually has become over the years, and the more satellites we launch, the more debris there will be in our low earth orbit.” Over time this could lead to the Kessler Syndrome, a scenario where there is so much junk smashing around that we can’t get into our orbit without hitting dangerous debris.

Photo taken 2026-05-05.33 UT - Credit: Malhar Kendurkar

Unfortunately, cleaning up the space junk cluttering our low earth orbit is prohibitively expensive for a non-profit astronomical organization to engage in. The society does encourage various space agencies to cover satellites in dark, light-absorbent, colours before they launch, but these advocacy efforts are limited. Regardless of the origin, eyes looking up at the night sky may observe stirring light and note Kendurkar’s reminder, “it’s still fascinating and it’s still extremely active, and it always will be active.”

- Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Photo taken from the PG Observatory 2025-08-13.45 UT last year, better demonstrating the “Space Jellyfish” nickname of the phenomena widely spotted over Prince George and much of our latitude across Western Canada - Credit: Malhar Kendurkar





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As spring emerges, Red Dress Day renews the search for lost community members in northern BC’s interior

As spring emerges, Red Dress Day renews the search for lost community members in northern BC’s interior

While awareness surrounding Red Dress Day grows throughout Canada, here in BC’s northern interior a raw reality remains as family members remain missing. Very few of the 215 Calls for Justice, and 33 Recommendations put forward by the Highway of Tears Symposium, have been fully addressed by levels of government and communities at large.

Due North Info Bulletin - 4 May 2026

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An audio bulletin for the weeK of may 4th 2026

Looking at the week ahead Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, the weather forecast predicts clouds arriving by Friday with 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 opened the third round of their playoff season, against the Nanaimo Clippers this weekend on May 1st and 2nd. Losing the first two games, the team heads to Nanaimo this week looking for redemption on May 5th & 6th before coming back home on the 8th.

  • Prices at the pump dropped from last week, with highs of ¢180.9/L and lows of ¢177.9/L for gasoline reported. 

  • There are six to seven active fires in the Prince George fire district, all of which are currently under control.

  • 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. President Cindy Heitman spoke to us about that.

  • Also announced April 24th, March 2027 will mark the first time in its 51 year history that the Junior All Native Basketball Tournament (JANT) will take place in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, bringing roughly 120 teams and 2000 youth athletes with it. An occasion of this scale demands an official host, and at UNBC’s Northern Sport Centre on Friday April 24th the Nak’azdli Whut’en Trees youth basketball team were designated with that title. 

  • Darnell Toth and Jessica Speziale of Toth Entertainment booked their first of hopefully many large endeavours, with renowned DJ Steve Aoki. He’s coming to the CN Centre July 5th.

  • 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.

- Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Due North Info Bulletin - 01 May 2026

Duer North Info Bulletin - 20260501
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An audio bulletin for the wee’s End of May 1st 2026

Looking at the week ahead Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, the weather forecast temperatures in the 20ºC range. In the newsroom, here is what we’ve picked up on:

  • The Spruce Kings, Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh’s BCHL Hockey Club opened the third round of their playoff season, against the Nanaimo Clippers on May 1st and 2nd.

  • Prices at the pump rose from last week, with highs of ¢183.9/L and lows of ¢180.9/L for gasoline reported. The rise occurred despite the April 14th announcement from the PMO, rescinding the federal fuel excise tax until Labour Day September 7th, 2026.

  • There are five active fires in the Prince George fire district, four of which are currently under control.

  • 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. President Cindy Heitman spoke to us about that.

  • Also announced April 24th, March 2027 will mark the first time in its 51 year history that the Junior All Native Basketball Tournament (JANT) will take place in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, bringing roughly 120 teams and 2000 youth athletes with it. An occasion of this scale demands an official host, and at UNBC’s Northern Sport Centre on Friday April 24th the Nak’azdli Whut’en Trees youth basketball team were designated with that title. 

  • Darnell Toth and Jessica Speziale of Toth Entertainment booked their first of hopefully many large endeavours, with renowned DJ Steve Aoki. He’s coming to the CN Centre July 5th.

  • 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.

  • At Legion 43, Saturday night May 2nd, Marin Patenaude & Steve Brockly perform the songs of Gordon Lightfoot under the title Heavy on the Lightfoot. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm, 19+ event.

- Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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