Flooding on the Nechako River has entered its 25th day.
Contractors and city crews continue to combat unpredictable high water conditions in low-lying areas along River Road and North Nechako Road, according to reports by the city
As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the ice jam was about five kilometres long nearly half its peak length of 9.5 km on New Year’s Eve.
On New Year’s Day, ice began to break up, causing sudden, localized flooding.
“In one location near the Foothills Bridge the water suddenly rose three to five feet and in less than 25 minutes, had dropped four feet,” a city report said. “Similar conditions occurred later in the day [Jan. 1] in areas further downstream.”
Prince George woman sentenced in graphic lip biting case
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Yesterday (Monday), the BC Prosecution Service, confirmed Hailee Kowalchuk was sentenced to one count each of aggravated assault and breach of probation.
The sentence on the assault charge was two years followed by one year of probation but as a result of time served, no further jail time was ordered.
Kowalchuk also received a lifetime firearms ban.
At the time of the incident, police in Prince George went to a home on North Nechako Road just after 1:30 AM and found a woman missing a portion of her bottom lip.