Prince George

An archive of my posts about my home in the traditional lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, aka the City of Prince George.

It’s possible to report on a racist incident without implying that the city as a whole is racist.

Posted on 22 April 2013 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George

Now everyone hearts PG.

Posted on 23 March 2013 and filed under articles, Prince George

Seek out your local artists- they’re telling your story the way no one else can.

Posted on 21 March 2013 and filed under cities, misc, Prince George

Showcasing some of the people shaping the culture of B.C.’s north on one of the province’s most-listened to radio shows.

Posted on 16 March 2013 and filed under articles, CBC, Prince George, radio

In the debate over a recovery center at Haldi Road, a key question is: how much control should you have over your own neighbourhood?

Posted on 4 March 2013 and filed under articles, cities, comments, Prince George

One of the core services review recommendations, the cost-cutting exercise led by Mayor Shari Green, was to reduce the number of councillors in Prince George from 8 to 6. The recommendation was put before council this week, and council chose not to pursue it (the mayor, Stoelz and Everitt supported going forward with the idea, […]

Posted on 25 January 2013 and filed under Prince George

What if the city ranked “Canada’s Most Dangerous City” is actually Canada’s most dangerous city?

Posted on 21 January 2013 and filed under articles, cities, Prince George

Books and Company is a staple of Prince George, and for good reason: it’s more public space than private business.

Posted on 19 January 2013 and filed under articles, cities, comments, Prince George

One of the best things about living in Prince George starts now.

Posted on 18 January 2013 and filed under comments, music, personal, Prince George

Why is Prince George called “Prince George”? It might be in honour of King George III. But no one’s quite sure.
The local First Nation, on the other hand, know exactly why they have their name. “Lheidli T’enneh” quite literally means “people of the confluence”. This is because they lived and live at the meeting of the Fraser and Nechako rivers.

Posted on 18 December 2012 and filed under articles, Indigenous, Prince George

Last night was the the warm-up to Coldsnap show. Coldsnap is a winter music festival here in Prince George that I’m involved in organizing. The kick-off accomplishes a few things: it gets all the volunteers (it’s an entirely volunteer-run festival) warmed up for over a week’s worth of shows in January, it lets us test […]

Posted on 10 November 2012 and filed under music, Prince George

This afternoon I made a post called “Council and China” where I wrote about Mayor Shari Green’s proposal to spend $35,000 on a four-person trip to China. From it: So it will be interesting to see how Green justifies the cost of a foreign relations trip while the core services review has the city actively […]

Posted on 15 October 2012 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George

I really haven’t been posting much on Prince George city council lately, but this is worth sharing. As reported by Opinion250, at tonight’s meeting mayor Shari Green is going to be asking council to approve up to $35 thousand dollars for a four person delegation consisting of herself, two councillors and one staff person to […]

Posted on 15 October 2012 and filed under comments, Prince George

From Williams Lake to Atlin, who are the most exciting musical acts?

Posted on 9 August 2012 and filed under comments, music, Prince George

I want the bus to work. I take the bus in part because I want to prove that there is a market for it. I encourage people to try to take it where possible. But it’s just so hard.

Posted on 29 June 2012 and filed under comments, Prince George, transit