Featured Press Releases

PRINCE GEORGE, BC- The Prince George Cougars will recognize the important work done by non-profit organizations in the community during the first ever Night of Hope game on Saturday, November 21st.

Just less than two weeks before the annual Theatre North West Wine Festival, the event has sold out. This is the third year in a row that the Wine Festival has sold out—a great thing for the Theatre, as it is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the much-loved non-profit theatre society.

PRINCE GEORGE, BC- Reading will reap rewards for local elementary students as the Prince George Free Press and the Prince George Cougars partner on the Breakaway for Books reading program this season. Seven Cougars will visit two kindergarten classes at Ron Brent Elementary on Monday, November 2nd for the program launch.

Johnathan Botelho is one of eleven Canadian kids that will rub shoulders with athletes, attend high-profile events and interact with kids from around the globe as part of McDonald’s Champion Kids® program

PRINCE GEORGE, BC- The Prince George Cougars invite fans to join the team to support the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and celebrate Halloween this weekend as the Cougars battle the Tri-City Americans.

PRINCE GEORGE - Joel Plaskett and the Great Lake Swimmers are among the artists slated to take the stage for Coldsnap 2010, Canada’s winter music festival. The full lineup was announced last night by Jo Beattie, Artistic Director for the award-winning festival that will be taking place from January 22 to January 30 in Prince George, British Columbia.

The organizing committee of the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway World Baseball Challenge would like to thank the Prince George Chamber of Commerce for two humbling awards given to the international baseball tournament at the annual banquet, which took place at the Coast Inn of the North on Saturday evening.
 

Northland Dodge Presents ZZ Top with Charlie Major • Tuesday, November 17, 2009 • 7:30pm • CN Centre

Prince George – One of the greatest rock ‘n roll bands in history – ZZ Top – roars into Prince George’s CN Centre on November 17, 2009, at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 12:00 pm!

PRINCE GEORGE, BC- Prince George Cougars players will revisit their roots as the hockey club partners with the Kinsmen Club of Prince George for the 41st Annual Kinsmen Skate-a-Thon. The players will join members of the Prince George Minor Hockey Association as they skate laps and participate in drills on Sunday, November 29th. The fundraiser will take place at the Kin Centre.

As the DBIA continues to move forward to create a new business plan and achieve a renewal bylaw for the beginning of the year, an opportunity to spark the imagination of downtown stakeholders will take place on on Friday, October 23 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Days Inn with a public presentation and discussion.