Hit and run suspect turns self in
A 39-year-old man suspected of being behind the wheel during a hit and run has turned himself in. The move followed a plea from Prince George RCMP after a cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries following an incident Saturday morning on University Way near UNBC. Police, who had been called to the scene at about 10 a.m., had been looking for the driver of a black GMC Sierra half-ton pickup, circa 2016 to 2018. The man’s name was not provided and charges remain pending. The investigation remains ongoing, police said. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or to anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at
Bure named best Canuck in poll
During the most recent Citizen poll, the question asked “the greatest Vancouver Canuck player of all time is...”
Pavel Bure has the high score with 123 votes and 39 per cent. Trevor Linden finished second in the scoring race with 31 per cent and 98 votes. Trailing behind was Stan Smyl with 31 votes for a total of 10 per cent of the votes, then came Henrik Sedin with 26 votes and eight per cent, Markus Naslund with 22 votes and seven per cent and Daniel Sedin with five per cent and 15 votes. There was a total of 315 votes. Remember this is not a scientific poll. Next question is “do you think politicians should be allowed to hold office in two different communities at the same time?” To make your vote count visit orgecitizen.com.
CNC shuffles board members
The College of New Caledonia has named a new chair and vice chair for Prince George to its board of governors. At the college’s board of governors meeting on April 20, Gil Malfair, a business lawyer, was named the new chair of the board. He will replace outgoing chair Lee Doney, who stepped down from the position. Doney will remain a member of CNC’s board. Malfair had previously served as the vice chair for Prince George. Dan Marcotte, a real estate lawyer who has been a board member at the college since February of 2017, was appointed the new vice chair. Also at the meeting, former Quesnel mayor Mary Sjostrom was reappointed to her position as vice chair regions, a position she has held since April 2016
Recycling survey seeks input
Do you know what can be recycled? Do you know where to take an item to be recycled? Those are just some of the things the FraserFort George Regional District is hoping to find out from residents with a new survey launched Friday.
“It’s important for us to understand what residents know about recycling options in our region,” waste diversion leader Laura Zapotichny said.
Zapotichny said producers of many common items like electronics, tires, batteries, paint and more have programs where they can accept their products back at the end of their life, so consumers can return them to a designated place instead of throwing them into the garbage. These programs are called stewardship programs and are operated independently of the FFGRD. The FFGRD is hoping to use information from the survey to encourage the stewardship programs to improve public education and access about their various programs.
“We need to establish a benchmark, to determine what people know about recycling options, and what factors might be influencing their ability to recycle,” said Zapotichny.
The survey is open May 4-15 and is available online at
Event coming for the disabled
With a CANDO attitude Handy Circle offers those with special needs and disabilities an opportunity to have a bunch of fun Saturday at the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre.
“We’re so excited to hold our annual CANDO event,” Lorraine Young, event volunteer with the host organization Handy Circle Resource Society. The goal for the event is to offer an educational, socially inclusive event to those in attendance. To make the event completely accessible for all, each person who is disabled or has special needs only pays $5 and their family, friends and caregivers who wish to accompany them pay $10. The event includes bingo, a fish pond, dinner, live entertainment, dancing and many prizes. To coordinate the event that sees almost 200 people attend each of the last 21 years Young said she starts planning the day after CANDO is held.
“HandyDart has donated rides to the event for 21 years while PG Taxi has donated rides home after the event,” Young said.
Young said she’d also like to thank local service clubs, members of the business community, private donors, several local bands, as well as the hard work and dedication of the Can-Do volunteer committee for all their hard work.
The schedule starts with doors opening at 3 p.m. at the Civic Centre and bingo and fun at the fish pond starts at 3:30. Mayor Lyn Hall will offer a welcome to the event at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30. The fish pond will be available until all the prizes are given out and karaoke, a performance by an Elvis impersonator, and the Elastic Band will entertain. There is a dance to follow. Donations of ticket sponsorship to make sure everyone who wishes to attend can, would be appreciated or if anyone would like to donate small prizes for the fish pond, that would also be appreciated, Young added. Deadline to register is Thursday at the Handy Circle office, 101-490 Quebec St., or call 250-563-1852 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.