The ''Prince George Citizen'' is a

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located in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by

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. In addition to Prince George, the ''Citizen'' also covers the outlying communities of

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, McBride,

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, and

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. ''The Citizen'' was established in 1916 as a

and converted to daily publication in 1957. Issues from 1916–present (with a 12-month embargo) are now available online in the Prince George Newspapers database, an ongoing collaborative library project. Along with several other small British Columbia dailies, the ''Prince George Citizen'' was one of the last Canadian properties to be held by Hollinger Inc., the media conglomerate owned by

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canadi ...

. Hollinger sold its remaining Canadian holdings to

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-based Glacier Ventures International, later called

, in 2006.

Prince George Newspapers

The Prince George Newspapers database is a partnering initiative with key information service providers in Northern British Columbia, Canada. In this collaborative venture, three libraries – the Prince George Public Library, the College of New Caledonia Library, and the Geoffrey R. Weller Library at the University of Northern British Columbia – are working together to provide free online access to the historical newspapers of the city of

Prince George, British Columbia Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...

. As BC's “northern capital” Prince George has played a vital role in the development of the northern region of the province. The newspapers, which began to be published prior to the city's incorporation in 1915, are an important source of information on the region's growth and continuing development. This project is being undertaken with the consent and support of the ''Prince George Citizen''. Financial assistance has also been provided by the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia, the Prince George Community Foundation, the Friends of the Prince George Public Library, and BC 150.

Newspapers

Over 100 years of full-text newspapers are available for searching, and more content is being added each year. The database currently includes the following newspapers: *''Fort George Tribune'': 1909 – 1915 *''Fort George Herald'': 1910 – 1915 *''Prince George Herald'': 1915 – 1916 *''Prince George Post'': 1914 – 1915 *''Prince George Star'': 1916 – 1917 *''Prince George Leader'': 1921 – 1923 *''Prince George Citizen'': 1916 – present (with 12 month embargo) *College of New Caledonia Student Newspapers: 1970 – onward

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* Mass media in Prince George, British Columbia Publications established in 1916 Daily newspapers published in British Columbia 1916 establishments in British Columbia {{Canada-newspaper-stub

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