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Probation issued following ERT arrest

Probation issued following ERT arrest

The subject of an arrest by the RCMP's emergency response team was sentenced Tuesday to nine months probation after pleading guilty to willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
Hunters asked to download the Moose Tracker app

Hunters asked to download the Moose Tracker app

Hunters are being urged to download an app that helps manage moose populations. The B.C.
UNBC researcher named to Royal Society of Canada

UNBC researcher named to Royal Society of Canada

UNBC researcher Sarah de Leeuw has been appointed as a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
WorkSafeBC issues fine after spray painting booth catches fire

WorkSafeBC issues fine after spray painting booth catches fire

WorkSafeBC has fined a Prince George-based machinery manufacturer nearly $50,000 for defying a Prince George Fire Rescue order to stop use of a faulty spray painting booth. Matters came to a head for BID Group Technologies Ltd.
Syringe wielder granted day parole

Syringe wielder granted day parole

A man who wielded a needle filled with his own blood in an attempt to steal an SUV from a Prince George car wash has been granted day parole.
Faulty gasket forces repair to city waterline

Faulty gasket forces repair to city waterline

Bowl-area households may experience discoloured water or low water pressure over the next few days while city workers complete repairs on a water line after a leak was discovered Monday near a city well at Wilson Park.
Referendum dates set

Referendum dates set

The City of Prince George unveiled a series of public information sessions yesterday relating to the proposed replacement of Fire Hall No. 1 and the Four Seasons Pool after city council confirmed that a referendum will take place Oct. 28.
Trial begins for man accused of grisly murder in Fort St. James

Trial begins for man accused of grisly murder in Fort St. James

A six-man, six-woman jury will spend the next six to eight weeks hearing the Crown prosecution's case against a man who has admitted to helping dispose of the body of a murder victim but denies actually killing him.
Food drive surpasses goal

Food drive surpasses goal

A goal of gathering 20,000 pounds of food was exceeded during a drive in advance of Thanksgiving Day.
Fort St. James man wins $500,000

Fort St. James man wins $500,000

A Fort St. James man is $500,000 richer. Leonard Magnusneeded to be convinced he won the $500,000 Extra on the August 31 Daily Grand draw. "I heard the winning jingle when I checked my ticket and saw the screen flash $500,000," recalled Magnus.