--- title: "Pulse stories: Prince George explainers | PG Pulse" description: "Original stories from PG Pulse: plain-language explainers, local data and reporting about Prince George, BC, each with its sources and dates." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T15:49:13.091Z --- # Pulse stories Our own explainers, data stories and local reporting. For everything else happening in town, see the [news feed](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/news/). [RSS feed](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/rss.xml) ### [A first-timer’s weekend in Prince George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/first-timers-weekend-in-prince-george/) ![A vintage British Columbia Railway diesel locomotive on display at the Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/vintage-british-columbia-railway-diesel-locomotive-display-57765d-1182.webp) Guide Two days in Prince George: riverside parks, the museum at the confluence, the best view in town, a hockey game and thousand-year-old cedars. PG Pulse staff · September 7, 2026 · 4 min read - ### [Fall in Prince George: what’s on this season](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/fall-in-prince-george-whats-on/) ![A bright rainbow arching over the rooftops and trees of Prince George](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/rainbow-over-prince-george-skyline-8903e7-640.webp) Events Autumn in Prince George: golden trails, hockey’s return, a new arts season, Truth and Reconciliation Day, two elections and getting ready for winter. September 25, 2026 · 4 min read - ### [How Prince George’s weather compares with the rest of BC](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/prince-george-weather-compared-with-bc/) ![Snow on the buildings of the University of Northern British Columbia campus in winter](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/unbcs-hilltop-campus-buildings-dusted-snow-5c443a-640.webp) Data Official 1991–2020 climate normals for Prince George and eight other BC cities: the north is colder in winter, but summer highs match Vancouver’s. September 21, 2026 · 4 min read - ### [Five walks along the rivers in Prince George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/five-walks-along-the-rivers/) ![Calm water and forested banks on the Nechako River at Paddlewheel Park](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/calm-water-nechako-river-paddlewheel-park-prince-george-7d9111-640.webp) Outdoors Five easy riverside walks in Prince George, from Cottonwood Island’s giant cottonwoods to the Fraser’s silt bluffs, with distances and tips. September 16, 2026 · 3 min read - ### [Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut: what to know](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-what-to-know/) ![A wooden boardwalk winding between huge moss-covered cedar trunks in the Ancient Forest](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/wooden-boardwalk-winding-between-huge-moss-covered-cedar-929d77-640.webp) Outdoors Visiting the inland rainforest 115 km east of Prince George: getting there, the boardwalks, giant cedars, when to go, rules and respectful visits. September 11, 2026 · 4 min read - ### [Why Prince George sits in a bowl: the lake that disappeared](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/why-prince-george-sits-in-a-bowl/) ![View east over Prince George from University Hill, with the city in the valley and forested plateau beyond](https://princegeorgepulse-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/prince-george/guides/view-east-over-prince-george-university-hill-city-104938-640.webp) Explainer Downtown Prince George sits on the floor of a vanished ice-age landscape. How ice, a glacial lake and two rivers made the bowl and cutbanks. 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JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/stories?fields=title,date,category,description,url | title | date | category | description | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fall in Prince George: what’s on this season | 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z | Events | Autumn in Prince George: golden trails, hockey’s return, a new arts season, Truth and Reconciliation Day, two elections and getting ready for winter. | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/fall-in-prince-george-whats-on/ | | How Prince George’s weather compares with the rest of BC | 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z | Data | Official 1991–2020 climate normals for Prince George and eight other BC cities: the north is colder in winter, but summer highs match Vancouver’s. | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/prince-george-weather-compared-with-bc/ | | Five walks along the rivers in Prince George | 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z | Outdoors | Five easy riverside walks in Prince George, from Cottonwood Island’s giant cottonwoods to the Fraser’s silt bluffs, with distances and tips. | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/five-walks-along-the-rivers/ | | Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut: what to know | 2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z | Outdoors | Visiting the inland rainforest 115 km east of Prince George: getting there, the boardwalks, giant cedars, when to go, rules and respectful visits. | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-what-to-know/ | | A first-timer’s weekend in Prince George | 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z | Guide | Two days in Prince George: riverside parks, the museum at the confluence, the best view in town, a hockey game and thousand-year-old cedars. | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/first-timers-weekend-in-prince-george/ | | Why Prince George sits in a bowl: the lake that disappeared | 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z | Explainer | Downtown Prince George sits on the floor of a vanished ice-age landscape. How ice, a glacial lake and two rivers made the bowl and cutbanks. | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/why-prince-george-sits-in-a-bowl/ | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/articles/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/