The Nechako River drought as seen from space

Closed streets, a smelly festival and the Little Shop of Horrors. Read to the end for a good pun

I went to the riverbed again this weekend and found a very cool rock. You know who else went there? The Canadian Space Agency. It didn’t look good!

Theatre Northwest announced their new season and it has some big ones! Plus cool posters from Silky Hen Design.

Also if you think the city has a distinct odor now, just wait til they shut down some downtown blocks for an official 4/20 street party.

News roundup:

• As mentioned, 4/20 street party coming to downtown as part of the B.C. Craft Cannabis Summit.

• Financial statements paint worrying picture for Exploration Place.

• New complex care housing units coming for Prince George and an update on the newest long-term care facility being built in the city.

• Traffic news for 5th Avenue and North Nechako.

• Grieving mom raises awareness about toxic drug crisis in Prince George.

• Estate of now-deceased dial-a-dope suspect gets possession of seized car.

• Registration for fall Terry Fox Run now open.

• A nice piece on the life of Meredith Bagle, co-owner of Victory Paints and Mercantile, who passed earlier this month. I’ll just add: I wandered in during a lunch break one day and wound up talking to her for like 45 minutes. Everything in this piece rings true.

• PG Mayor says younger workers needed as forestry sector deals with state of flux.

• Ravensbergen’s perfect weekend earns WHL Goaltender of the Week nod as Cougars playoff run against Kelowna starts with back-to-back shutouts.

• Special Olympics Prince George Basketball team finishes second at regional tournament.

• Popsicle stick bridges tested a Pine Centre Mall.

• Duchess Park Theatre Company presents The Addams Family Musical.

• Sawyer Brown 40th anniversary tour comes to CN Centre Oct. 21

• Trench Brewing won Best in Class for its Fang IPA at the Penticton Fest of Ale.

• Curlews are back.

• This is days late but still great:

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