Brendan Pawliw

Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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Transportation Safety Board says PG plane crash investigation may take 450 days to complete

In its initial investigation in Prince George, the Transportation Safety Board noted the plane lost one of its two engines, prompting the emergency landing.

Lost power to engine contributed to fatal plane crash in PG: Transportation Safety Board

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released more information in relation to yesterday’s (Thursday) plane crash in Prince George that claimed a life.  In a statement to Vista News, the...

A Shaken Sector: politicians weigh in on Canfor’s Northwood Pulp Mill closure

In May 2024, Canfor announced the Northwood facility was being indefinitely curtailed, leaving 220 people out of work at that time.

BC Coroners Service investigating death of snowmobiler in Haines Pass

A break in the weather Sunday allowed a helicopter and snowmobile group to access the area the missing person was thought to be.

Conservative Party Leadership candidate holding PG event Wednesday

Peter Milobar is bringing his campaign for the Conservative Party of B.C. leadership to Prince George this week with a meet-and-greet alongside local MLA Kiel Giddens.

BC Nurses Union eyeing strike vote as contract talks stall

In May of 2023, a rally was held outside of University Hospital in Prince George after reports of being at 125% capacity. Roughly 60 nurses, students, hospital workers, union members, and other supporters gathered on the corner of 15th Avenue, protesting and raising awareness of the healthcare “crisis” unfolding in Northern Health.
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OPP officer killed near Hearst, Ont

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B.C. leaders pause politics to honour victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting

Flags at the B.C. legislature flew at half-mast Thursday as leaders mourned eight people killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

RCMP release names of eight killed in Tumbler Ridge shooting

The B.C. RCMP has released the names of six children and two women killed in this week’s shooting in Tumbler Ridge, as the small northeastern community continues to mourn.

MPs approve federal budget in tight vote, averting a snap election

A narrow majority of MPs voted in favour of the Liberal government’s budget Monday, avoiding another federal election.
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