Civic Core Plan back in front of council Monday
13Imo there's no point doing anything until the social issues downtown are fixed.Why tax the "" out of everyone to build new facilities if no one will bring their families downtown.
3- Derp
Civic Core Plan back in front of council Monday
12Removing the event parking lot that's often at the very least half full and replacing it with things that will draw more people. Interesting.
3- George Williams
Civic Core Plan back in front of council Monday
10Where are all these people going to park? Trying to park in swimming lesson season is a joke at the pool. PG is not going to change its ways. People will drive themselves to where they want to go. Our public transit sucks in the north.
3- Shark Tank
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
5What about the elks center up the Hart? Could that not become the new home? Is kopar footing any of the bill, or did naming rights money just go into general coffers?I'm sick and tired of the increased taxes as of late and I hope city officials start thinking of not borrowing so much money out of cycle. The AAP is a joke of a policy towards the tax payer. I don't see our officials using our money as effectively as I'd expect, saying yes to so many projects when we're struggling to simply survive on existing inflation.
5- Lba
Bidding opens for former Knights Inn demolition
9Completion of the purchase was March 14, 2024 meaning the City will have used it for housing for 28 1/2 months. 44 units for that period is 1254 unit months working out to $3309 per month. The bizarre use of taxpayers' money never seems to end.Perhaps purchased at assessed value making that cost $964 a month could have made sense given the reported condition of the place. Add the cost of demolition to this and see if the price for a short term place for a few unfortunate souls to live briefly and become vacant land for what? The beloved Performing Arts Centre (potential cost unknown) or Kopar replacement at $50 000,000.00.The more we see the greater the possibility that the management of our tax dollars is in the hands of utter incompetents who actually think taxpayers have bottomless pockets or that there are bushy money trees at city halls and provincial government buildings. Just one more shenanigan to keep in mind come the fall election.
1- Renoguy24
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
8Im curious on what the cities maintenance does. Buckets under a leak seems like that should be an easy fix ? Maybe im missing something but doesnt the city look after its assets with a minor maintenance budget ? Does a leak or new water line need city council approval to fix? Why does everything the city looks after seem to have to wait until its catastrophic before its fixed.
1- Alucard
Bidding opens for former Knights Inn demolition
8I've just completely given up on these guys! The fall can't come fast enough!
- Northern Logger
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
6go ahead, build a new one, you know you want to and you have all the tax paying people to pay for it for you.why not just share CN Center????
2- bcracer
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
7I’ll take the downvotes but I’m all for a new arena. We could build an amazing rink with 2500-ish seats, add in some good looking wood features. Once built market the heck out of it for concerts and other events to get revenue flowing. Build it with the ability to tie in a sky walk over to the Civic centre in the future. Oh and, Go Kings Go!
1- Eyeinthesky44
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
3If less hockey was played in this town this wouldn't be an issue.Less hockey is the answer.
3- BGeez
Prince George crowd watches Canada make World Cup history
3150 people. That's it ? What a crowd.It's a niche sport for a niche crowd and thank goodness the City got a provincial grant to pay for this silly party instead of the PG taxpayer hoofing the bill.
3- BGeez
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
5There isn’t a single word in this news story about the Great Big exciting Civic Core Initiative. Instead we get a blow by blow of an obviously staged press event to get the ball rolling on another Great Big Public Feud about infrastructure priorities. Apparently, two hockey teams can’t share a building. While everyone else has to share whatever meagre facility their particular interest group needs. The City of PG seems to be comfortable with the imperative that Hockey needs to have six city wide ice surfaces to survive. Swimmers need two pools. Etc etc. Meanwhile other segments of the population have to make do with little or nothing. “City Fathers and Mothers” must have seen this coming. But why must we keep poking the proverbial bear? I thought we were on the road to a plan to fulfill several “wants”. Why suddenly do we find ourselves waking to this old tune?We have a horrendously expensive City admin and council. How about some real leadership?
- Will Phuh
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
4Isn’t the replacement of this building supposed to be apart of a larger Civic Core development plan? An election debate could be averted if the City would only accelerate the Core plan. Or at the very, update us on the Core plan status.
- Will Phuh
Citizen trio recognized for long service to journalism
4Great work .we are so fortunate to have agood local paper.
- jennifer ferries
Citizen trio recognized for long service to journalism
4Congratulations!
- Jennifer Lussier
Citizen trio recognized for long service to journalism
4Well done. The PG Citizen continues to do a great job covering local and regional matters.
- Brian Skakun
VIDEO: More than 2,000 worshippers fill Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park
3Loved this event!
- Sandy LeRoy
Replacement or refurbishment? City considers future of Kopar Memorial Arena
3The City has already engaged the public and developed a plan. The arena is an cool historic asset and should be repurposed rather than scraped. Frustrating that two PG hockey teams can’t work together find a way to share the CN Centre.I hope the City follows through on the Civic Core plan. If a new arena is necessary, than so be it but there are many other priorities beyond a rink that residents want the City to move forward on.
- D Goods
Month-long writers' fest headed to Prince George
2Love the support for writers & authors.
1- Mr Science
Citizen trio recognized for long service to journalism
3Congratulations from your # 1 commenter, me.Well deserved !
- BGeez
