On March 30, members of the PG community stood alongside the UNBC Women’s Centre in a reproductive rights rally outside of the University Hospital of Northern BC. The rally was organized by UNBC Women’s Centre coordinator, Sarah Boyd.

Arbios Biotech and West Coast Olefins Ltd are two corporations that are hoping to build sustainable industrial plants in the Prince George area in the coming future. Due to surrounding mountainous topography, the majority of the city lies within a bowl-like valley formation, where fine particulate matter can accumulate and get trapped.
Photo by E. Strauch.

Students in Prince George and Northern Uganda continue to benefit from the experience, knowledge, and positive example set by UNBC professor Dr. Christopher Opio. Having presented to many students over the years, Opio says that in his experience, young people are motivated changemakers. “Young people have a lot of ideas. They want to contribute to society in any way that they can.”
Photo courtesy of C. Opio.

The Community Arts Council is launching Arts North Media and the Arts North Digital Studio, a new digital media space dedicated to supporting artists and community members through online skills development and access to digital resources. Photo courtesy of the Community Arts Council.

Wild blueberries, found in Crooked River Provincial Park. Northern BC, while suffering from harsh winters, the region still naturally produces a variety of edible fruits in the warmer seasons. Photo by M. Carr.

Prince George became home for Razan and her family in 2016. Photo by Brenden Van Stolk.

Farmer and president of the Peace Valley Landowners’ Association (PVLA) Ken Boon has been at odds with BC Hydro for over a decade. Ever since the Site C megadam project was announced in 2010, Ken Boon and his wife Arlene have been active in opposing the project. Image of the Peace River near the Alberta border. Photo by Eriel Strauch.

On March 8, city council heard a joint presentation by Sustane Technologies and Canfor representatives regarding two proposed biomass/biofuel projects they hope to be up and running by the end of 2022. The plant is being proposed to sit on the site of Canfor’s Intercontinental Mill, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers, approximately 2 km from Cottonwood Nature Park and within 5 km of Prince George’s downtown area.
Image courtesy of Google Maps.

A free outdoor yoga class will be available to underhoused people in downtown Prince George starting this summer.
Photo courtesy of Cynthia Andal.

19 year old Naomi Dugdale created a custom cake and cupcake business, turning a life-long passion into a booming business.
Photo credit KG Photography. Courtesy of N. Dugdale.

The Pounds Project overdose prevention site, Two Doors Down, is open to all genders and will continue to rely on the lived experience of the community to inform their policies and practices upon re-opening.
Photo courtesy of Juls Budua.

UNBC student Mark Dhillon has been singing in Punjabi ever since he was little. Recently, Dhillon has taken his passion one step further and created an Instagram account to post his videos.
Photo by Nadia Mansour.

Alberta-based company West Coast Olefins is once again proposing to make Prince George the home for the construction of a 5.6 billion dollar petrochemical plant. Last May, CEO Ken James determined that the majority of the Prince George residents were not in favour of the plant and agreed to move the proposed site elsewhere. However, on December 15th, James publicly revoked this decision after failing to secure the support of the Indigenous communities impacted.
A view of the pulp mill from L.C Gunn park in Prince George. Photo by Eriel Strauch

With the recent release of the "In Plain Sight" report by the B.C government, the public is now more aware than ever of the deeply rooted, Indigenous-specific racism within the healthcare system. Dr. Terri Aldred, who is Carrier from the Tl’Azt’En Nation, touches on her own personal experiences and insights into the topic at hand.
Photo by E. Strauch.