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Wildfire volunteers newsmaker of the year

During the last online poll The Citizen asked "who is the Prince George newsmaker of the year for 2017?" Local volunteers who stepped up to help during the Cariboo wildfires evacuation were the landslide winners taking 67 per cent of the votes for a
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Kyle Ross, one of many volunteers for the Salvation Army, flips burgers for the Friday lunch at CNC. Fifty volunteers with the Salvation Army have been prepairing 1,300 meals a day at CNC for evacuees. Here are the numbers 250 breakfasts, 450 lunches and 400 dinners prepared by 50 volunteers which translates to 220 volunteer hours per day. Citizen photo by Brent Braaten July 14 2017Brent Braaten, Photographer

During the last online poll The Citizen asked "who is the Prince George newsmaker of the year for 2017?"

Local volunteers who stepped up to help during the Cariboo wildfires evacuation were the landslide winners taking 67 per cent of the votes for a total of 352.

Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty (PTSD bill passed in House, saves man's life on plane took 14 per cent and 73 votes, while there was a three-way tie between Jared Young (local baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs after outstanding U.S.college season, Teresa Saunders (made the PG Symphony Orchestra a success and sits on board of Community Foundation) and Myles Mattila (wins major B.C. Hockey award and gets thank you on Twitter from Justin Trudeau) who each took six per cent of the vote with 33 votes each.

There was a total of 524 cast by readers. Remember this is not a scientific poll.

Next question is "What would you most like to happen in the world in 2018?"

To make your vote count visit www.princegeorgecitizen.com.