Current Initiatives

Accessibility planning

The Government of British Columbia is working towards being an inclusive Province. In June of 2021, the Accessible British Columbia Act was enacted. The Accessible British Columbia Regulation (under the Act) came into force September of 2022, and identified municipalities as accessible organizations that are required to adhere to the regulation. The City of Prince George is currently working on the requirements which include an accessibility committee, accessibility plan and a tool for feedback.

Read more on what the City is doing to increase accessibility on the City's Accessibility Page.

Transit Training for Older Adults and Youth

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With financial support of an age-friendly communities grant from BC Healthy Communities, the City of Prince George launched Transit Training for Older Adults and Youth. This collaborative project aims to build confidence and awareness among older adults and youth by providing fun, accessible transit training. The initiative supports the City’s Age-friendly Plan, which prioritizes inclusion for all ages and abilities.

In partnership with the Prince George Council of Seniors, Northern Health, Keolis (formerly Pacific Western Transit), YMCA of Northern BC, and School District 57, the project will offer multiple training options that are easy to understand, socially engaging, and tailored to the needs of the community.

Aligned with B.C.’s Age-Friendly Community goals, the project promotes:
•    Safe and accessible transportation
•    Social connection and participation
•    Clear, inclusive communication

By improving comfort and confidence in using public transit, the program supports healthy, active living and greater community involvement for residents of all ages.

Check this page for updates on the project and upcoming transit training opportunities.

Strengthening community through City grants

The City of Prince George is proud to support the local not-for-profit (NFP) sector through community grants that help deliver programs and services enhancing residents' quality of life and well-being. Thanks to the dedication of local organizations and countless volunteer hours, residents benefit from a diverse range of offerings — including recreation, events, arts and culture, and social and wellness programs — that may not otherwise be accessible or affordable.

From 2023 to 2025, the City undertook a comprehensive review of its grants program to better understand the evolving needs of the NFP sector. This review focused on identifying what’s working well and where improvements could be made. Feedback from not-for-profit organizations highlighted opportunities to strengthen grant structure and processes, ensuring more effective and sustainable support for community service delivery.

As a result, the review introduced several key enhancements:

Three new grant streams to better meet community needs
Reduced barriers to access
A simplified and more user-friendly application process

These updates were launched as part of a pilot program in 2025. An annual review of the grants program, along with findings from the pilot year, will be shared with City Council later in 2025.

Learn more about the City's Community Grants Program

The Revitalizing Grant Programs: A Comprehensive Review of Investment and Opportunities Report presented to Council on May 8th, 2023 represents the first report of three phases:
- Phase 1 – Discovery: Communications and Engagement Research and Recommendations.
- Phase 2 – Solution Seeking: Identify and Evaluate Options.
- Phase 3 – Alignment, Action, and Awareness: Implementation and Monitoring.

Implementation of 2022-2023 UBCM Strengthening Communities' Services funding

The City of Prince George, with funding from the 2022-2023 UBCM Strengthening Communities' Services program, is taking action to become a cleaner, safer, and more inclusive community.

As part of efforts to enhance community safety, the City is working to provide needle disposal boxes at several locations in the downtown area, where a majority of improperly discarded needles are reported. Safe and proper disposal of needles and sharps is a priority for the City of Prince George, property owners, and social service agencies.
Funded through the 2022–2023 UBCM Strengthening Communities' Services program, the City is working closely with community partners including Northern Health, the Downtown Business Improvement Association, and social service agencies to guide the process for the strategic placement of locally manufactured sharps boxes.
As part of this initiative, the first public sharps collection box was installed in early 2024 at Positive Living North: No khe̅yoh t’sih’en t’sehena Society, located at 1563 2nd Avenue. Since its installation, the box has received over 12,000 needles, preventing them from being improperly discarded. The collection box is monitored by Positive Living North.
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Childcare space creation

The City’s Child Care Action Plan provided a number of recommendations regarding the development of new childcare spaces. The action plan, informed by data collection and community engagement activities, was completed at the same time the Province of BC began investing in childcare care space creation, building childcare facilities, and training early childhood educators.

The BC New Spaces Creation Fund and the Union of BC Municipalities Childcare Space Creation Fund have - together - provided approximately $9.3 million to the City of Prince George to enable the development of a total of 228 new childcare spaces on three sites:

The Park House Care and Learning Centre feature 85 spaces:
- 12 spaces for infants and toddlers.
- 25 spaces for children aged 30 months to school-age.
- 48 spaces for school-aged children
About the Operator
The YMCA, as the centre operator, uses the "YMCA Playing to Learn" national curriculum for children aged zero to six and the "YMCA - A Place to Connect" curriculum for children six to twelve years.
These guiding frameworks align well with the new BC Early Learning Framework, and the curricula provide a focus on play-based learning in a home-like environment. By carefully observing each child, providers can extend opportunities to enhance unique learning and development needs at every stage.
The Tsulh'cho Daycare/Huckleberry Daycare at 6776 Dagg Road features 60 spaces:
- 24 spaces for infants and toddlers.
- 24 spaces for children aged 30 months to school-age.
- 12 spaces for school-aged children.
About the Operator
The Prince George Native Friendship Centre’s (PGNFC) childcare centres are based on the Family Centre model, meaning that its centres strive to meet the needs of the entire family. The organization understands that without the support of a healthy family, children will not thrive. In addition, PGNFC works to involve parents in all aspects of planning, programming and governance of its childcare centres.
PGNFC works in partnership with many community organizations such as School District #57, Northern Health, the Child Development Centre, the College of New Caledonia, UNBC, the Ministry of Children & Family Development, the City of Prince George, Lheidli T’enneh, the Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society, and the Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George.
The childcare centre at 8008 Malaspina Avenue features 83 spaces:
- 24 spaces for infants and toddlers.
- 25 spaces for children aged 30 months to school-age.
- 24 spaces for school-aged children.
- 10 pre-school spaces (for a total of 20 preschoolers attending on a part-time schedule).
About the Operator
Kool Cats Kid Care (College Heights Community Association) has been providing childcare services for 35 years. It currently operates 45 school age childcare spaces and 20 preschool spaces, serving a total of 140 children (given its capacity to accommodate part-time before/after school care participants, and multiple pre-school classes).