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Volunteer marks 20 years with Red Nose

Volunteer marks 20 years with Red Nose

When Heather Spicer began volunteering in 1998 with Operation Red Nose, the Christmas designated driver service, she had to rely on little more than her own memory to keep track of hundreds of new volunteers.
Local man sentenced for child pornography

Local man sentenced for child pornography

A 64-year-old Prince George man was sentenced Thursday to 20 months in jail followed by three years probation after RCMP discovered a trove of child pornography in his home.
WorkSafeBC levies fine against repair shop

WorkSafeBC levies fine against repair shop

WorkSafeBC has fined a Prince George automotive repair shop $4,671.33 for continuing to spray flammable paint coatings in its repair bay despite an order from the fire department to stop. N.K. Automotive Truck and Diesel Repair Ltd.
Community policing giving away steering wheel locks

Community policing giving away steering wheel locks

Owners of older-model cars and trucks that lack an anti-theft system will be given steering wheel locks if they show up at the Prince George RCMP detachment during December.
Public meetings to be held on Greyhound proposal

Public meetings to be held on Greyhound proposal

The Passenger Transportation Board will be holding public meetings before deciding on Greyhound Canada's application to end passenger service in northern B.C. The agency's meeting in Prince George is set for Monday, Dec.
Cross-examination turns confrontational at Fort St. James fire chief's trial

Cross-examination turns confrontational at Fort St. James fire chief's trial

A cross-examination of one of the women a former chief of the Fort St. James volunteer fire department is accused of groping was often heated and combative during the second day of a trial Wednesday at the Prince George courthouse.
Hampole digs in for Skate Canada Challenge

Hampole digs in for Skate Canada Challenge

Chances are slim there will be ice on the streets of Vancouver, even in January. Justin Hampole is not at all concerned about that.
Kids not getting enough time to eat at school, parent survey finds

Kids not getting enough time to eat at school, parent survey finds

A survey of close to 700 parents in the Prince George area has found that primary school-age children are not being given enough time to eat their lunches.
UNBC students, faculty hold Montreal Massacre memorial

UNBC students, faculty hold Montreal Massacre memorial

Sarah Boyd, the executive director of the Northern Women's Centre at UNBC, was propelled into a lifetime of activism by the events of December 6th, 1989. "I was a young woman working in Toronto at the time, and I heard about the massacre in the news.
Minimum wage boost considered at forum

Minimum wage boost considered at forum

The B.C. Fair Wages Commission heard from area residents, labour organizations, student representatives and business groups on the issue of increasing the provincial minimum wage on Tuesday.