Talk:Prince George, British Columbia
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[edit] Time to clean up
I added the clean-up tag. I think the article has a lot of good information that's pretty disconnected. There's enough now to warrant its reorganization into sections (like Climate, Economy, Education, Tourism, etc).
69.232.65.49 23:11, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
- Looks fine to me. I removed the cleanup tag. (by the way, in my edit comments I meant to spell "paragraph" not "paragragh".. no idea what possessed me there). Have a nice day. Soltras 05:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Posted by Trikster85
Yesterday, I decided to add a huge chunk of info. It's probably not the best looking thing in the world and could probably stand some editting, but I thought that information was information, so I stuck it on there anyway. I couldn't remember everything though, hopefully someone will figure out the last few bits that I couldn't remember. :)
I also added a satallite image of the UNBC reserve land.
Today I added a park and a link to Lynda Williams. I also remembered a fourth McDonalds location. So there's one near Fort George, one close to Pine Center Mall, one near Esters Inn and the one I forgot was in College Heights.
[edit] Huckleberries in Prince George
An annonymouse user editted out "Huckleberries" and replaced it with "Blueberries" I realized that Blueberries also exist near Prince George, but Huckleberries exist as well (I've hand picked them myself. Huckleberries make the best darn jam ever!) Huckleberries around here are a darker navy blue color and also sometimes grow near blueberries which is a lighter blue colour. Huckleberries are smaller as well which makes it far more difficult to pick in a swarm of mosquitoes, lol! Anyways, they exist about 2 hours out of town and are a little bit more rare then huckleberries (climate has always hampered the growth of those things lately)
Anyways, that's my explanation. :)
Trikster85 04:02, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
One problem here is that the terms "huckleberries" and "blueberries" mean different things in different parts of North America (even within Canada), so one person's "huckleberry" is another person's "blueberry". The greater Prince George actually has three species of this type, locally known as "high-bush blueberry", "low-bush blueberry", and "huckleberry". These are: Vaccinium ovalifolium, Vaccinium myrtilloides, and Vaccinium membranaceum respectively. In the local language, Lheidli dialect Carrier, they are called: yalhtsul, 'ilhtsul, and duje. Bill 02:42, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Hmm... I looked these up and the picture of the Vaccinium corymbosum is similar to the one I was thinking, but a lot darker in colour if that helps any.--Trikster85 23:57, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Population
The page says "Prince George is a thriving city of 77,000".
The 2001 census says 85,035 for the region and 72,406 for the city. Should we list the city or the regional population?
Also, these numbers are down about 3.8% from 1996 --- can a city that is losing population be described as 'thriving'?
The 2006 census site is down this weekend so I can't check for more recent numbers.
- I don't have the current population figure, but it seems that the economy has improved in the past few years. One factor, ironically, is the pine beetle epidemic, which has resulted in increased harvesting in order to make use of the wood before it dries out on the dead trees. Another factor is probably increased activity in the mining sector due to the more favorable attitude of the provincial government since the Liberals came to power in 2001. Bill 21:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] POV
Although this sentence pretty much sums it up: "Nestled deep in the endless forests of northern British Columbia, Prince George is a thriving city of 77,000, and is generally recognized as "BC's Northern Capital."", it is only one of many. This needs some work. --Arch26 00:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Arts and Culture
I added a bunch of local talent to the culture section. Thought it would be better to include in-town artists as well as artists that have visited the city during their tours. --Trikster85 23:50, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
