Edmonton is stealing our memes but we're stealing their NHL hockey coaches

Enjoying the sunshine and warm weather? It’s sticking around until Thursday . But winter still lurks, winter tires are still needed , and though spring is on the calendar, rivers are still frozen .

Here’s a vintage downtown coin :

Quick one today:

• B.C.’s federal housing advocate spoke to CBC about her concerns over centralizing homeless campers in one place .

• MP Taylor Bachrach wants more protections for Canadian air travellers .

• The former head coach of the Calgary Flames and until-last-year assistant coach of the Edmonton Oilers recently retired from the NHL and is helping out the Prince George Cougars, unofficially, in their playoff run .

• The return of pro wrestling to Prince George was welcomed by a full house .

• The Nature Trust of B.C. has purchased 235 hectares of bog/wetland east of Prince George .

• The Independent Investigations Office is looking for witnesses to the police shooting that happened along Highway 97 last week , specifcally, “any motorist travelling through the intersection of Highway 97 and Willowcale Road—or who were stopped for the police interaction—on Thursday, March 16, 2023 between 6:05 pm and 6:20 pm, with relevant information, or dashcam or other video footage of the incident to please contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca  website.”

• A Prince George social worker is getting a provincial award for her work .

• The president of the district teacher’s association is in Vancouver this week for union meetings, where folks are discussing the need for LBGTQ2S+ protections in the school system .

• The city of Edmonton is stealing our memes now .Northern Capital News is a free, daily newsletter about life in Prince George. Please consider subscribing or, if you have, sharing with someone else.Subscribe nowShareSend feedback by replying to this email. Find me online at akurjata.ca.