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No New Year's Baby for P.G.

Northern Health was not expecting any babies to be born at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. on New Year's Day as of 4 p.m. on Thursday.
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Redmond Lawrence Fitzgerald was the first baby born in 2015 in the Northern Health region. Redmond is mom, Lyeah Lamb, and dad, Bruce Fitzgerald's first child.

Northern Health was not expecting any babies to be born at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. on New Year's Day as of 4 p.m. on Thursday.

A spokesperson for Northern Health said there were no women labouring at the Prince George hospital and none expected to arrive.

However, Northern B.C.'s New Year's Baby was born at the Fort St. John Hospital at 12:52 a.m. on New Year's Day.

Redmond Lawrence Fitzgerald weighed eight pounds. Redmond is his parents' - Lyeah Lamb and Bruce Fitzgerald - first child.

The first baby born in B.C. was delivered at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock at five seconds after midnight on New Year's Day.