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The Blackburn Community Association started their 25th year with the distinct possibility of no 26th. The organization was struggling to operate its aging community hall, rich in public features though it was, and the R.J.

More than 30 driver were hit with hefty fines during the first week of an RCMP campaign to clamp down on distracted driving. In all 36 tickets were issued for the offence, which carries a $368 fine with four demerit points.

Prince George RCMP are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man suspected of stealing two drones from a Westgate electronics store. He is described as Caucasian, about 60 years old, with a fair complexion and medium build.

Prince George RCMP are continuing to investigate after a business was the target of a break and enter twice in less than a week. Police were first called to the 5000-block Domano Boulevard location on Thurs., March 2 at 3:40 a.m.

A Quesnel man convicted by a jury of wilfully promoting hatred against people of the Jewish religion is being sued for defamation by a former neo-Nazi skinhead now dedicated to countering violent extremism.

If you have any ideas about staying healthy or how to prevent injury or disease, Northern Health has the community grant application for you.

Parents will be looking for some entertaining and perhaps some uniquely different spring break activities for their kids to experience during the March break over the next two weeks.

Grade 4 to 7 students beat the engineering professionals at their own game last year by making a superior bridge tested by the load to weight ratio.

A local lawyer spends most of her volunteer hours as president of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, BC & Yukon division. "I'm in my first year of a two-year term," said Roberta Stewart, a lawyer with Heather Sadler Jenkins in Prince George.

UNBC and the Northern Branch of the B.C. Association of Social Workers have teamed together to celebrate the legacy of Prince George social worker and activist Bridget Moran.