Hanna Petersen

Hanna Petersen is a reporter focusing on Indigenous stories. She is a graduate of the University of Northern British Columbia and also obtained her Bachelor’s of Journalism from the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Phone: 778-983-0919
Email: hpetersen@pgcitizen.ca

Recent Work by Hanna

First Nations group calls for encampment legislation pause

The legislation proposes definitions of 'reasonably available' shelter, which municipalities will be required to prove before seeking an injunction to remove an encampment.

Nov 29, 2023 5:15 AM Read more >

Palestinian student in Prince George worried for family in Gaza

Ahmed Shubair’s parents emigrated to Canada, and he was raised in Prince George, but both sides of his family are originally from Gaza.

Nov 28, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Prince George youth takes his own life after online sextortion

Prince George RCMP has received 62 reports of online sextortion this year

Nov 27, 2023 10:24 AM Read more >

Prince George region to see 21,100 job openings over next 10 years, report predicts

98 percent of job openings in the region to come from replacing retiring workers over the next decade

Nov 27, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

B.C. based company proposing sand mine north of Prince George

The proposed mine would supply frac sand used for hydraulic fracturing in the Montney Basin oil and gas region in northern B.C. and Alberta

Nov 24, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

UNBC to offer courses on artificial intelligence

The university is partnering with RoboGarden Inc. to offer courses in machine learning and AI

Nov 23, 2023 1:12 PM Read more >

Canfor announces six month curtailment at Polar sawmill

The company says the curtailment is due to a shortage of economically available fibre

Nov 15, 2023 5:11 AM Read more >

Prince George couple returns from cross-Canada missing Indigenous people walk

Cameron and Charity West celebrated as they completed the Highway of Tears portion of their awareness walk

Nov 7, 2023 4:54 PM Read more >

First Nations Health Authority to fund outreach in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

The outreach workers will help reconnect northern First Nations people with their communities

Nov 7, 2023 12:06 PM Read more >

Video of former Israeli soldier in Prince George goes viral

The viral interview is with former IDF soldier Leif Manson at a Palestinian freedom rally in Prince George

Nov 7, 2023 5:38 AM Read more >