CN centre 30th anniversary celebrations include a paint job - 20250122

It applies to most objects, that after 30 years of use, it’s time for a fresh coat of paint. That’s the philosophy manager Glen Mikkelsen applies to the city’s largest venue, the CN Centre, as it celebrates its 30th anniversary with a bright new look and a splashy mural executed by local artist Mercedes Minck.

The old forest green of the HVAC system and steel girders have had their brightness level dialed up to a clean cream hue. A lone vacant wall remained after the makeover, begging to be filled with something beautiful. That’s where Minck stepped in with her brush and palette.

Now rivers, hills, forests, skies, and the critters that inhabit them (including humans) are represented. She took a macro perspective on the community when creating the piece, “It’s just based on the community of Prince George, our wildlife, and how we sit in the natural world.”

Story also available on frequencynews.ca, 88.7 FM in Prince George—Lheidli T’enneh, and cfur.ca/listen-live Mon-Fri 7:30am & 5pm PST

CFUR Radio Society’s journalist, Ian Gregg is funded by the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) through the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC).

Salmon Hatchery Coming To Prince George - 20250107

The Lheidli T’enneh nation and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) have partnered to build a fully staffed hatchery on the north bank of the Nechako River near the confluence of the Nechako and the Fraser River watershed.
The DFO and Lheidli Nation worked together since the project’s inception, and Canfor has also played a role through a land sale the hatchery will be built on. Silverstein states that the forestry company already has access to groundwater in the location, “We’re working with them to make sure we’re not duplicating any infrastructure, and all the licensing and permitting for any of the water extraction is sorted.”
Adam Silverstein, Regional Manager of Hatchery Reform and Modernization at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) spoke with CFURadio about this development. - Ian Gregg, CFUR Due North

Story also available on frequencynews.ca, 88.7 FM in Prince George—Lheidli T’enneh, and cfur.ca/listen-live Mon-Fri 7:30am & 5pm PST

CFUR Radio Society’s journalist, Ian Gregg is funded by the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) through the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC).

Tourism Prince George reopens downtown to attract visitors on foot, not in cars

After weighing options for some time, the Tourism Prince George office has moved from an arterial Highway location, to Prince George’s central downtown, within the Civic Centre. CEO Colin Carson says that successful tourism offices in the province have pivoted to focusing on foot traffic over road traffic. He says that even the center’s temporary digs in shipping container at the Canada Games plaza this summer received more visitors than their previous highway-bound location. CFUR radio spoke Carson at the brand new location days before the grand opening.

As Tourism Prince George shifts its focus from rubber wheels to rubber soles to draw & capture foot traffic in the downtown core, it has made a permanent move to the City of Prince George’s Civic Centre at 808 Canada Games Way. Photo Credit - Tourism Prince George

Ian Gregg, CFUR News, Due North

Story also available on frequencynews.ca, 88.7 FM in Prince George—Lheidli T’enneh, and cfur.ca/listen-live Mon-Fri 7:30am & 5pm PST

CFUR Radio Society’s journalist, Ian Gregg is funded by the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) through the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC).

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