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Former Prince George businessman Andrew Purdey is adding to his growing stable of B.C. marinas by buying the Port Sidney Marina.

The planting of the billionth tree in the Prince George Natural Resource District was celebrated Thursday at the Central British Columbia Railway and Forestry Museum. That was where dignitaries planted a spruce tree to mark the milestone.

Prince George Search and Rescue has received a financial boost from the provincial government. The volunteer organization dedicated to rescuing people who get lost or injured while in the backcountry is receiving $93,360.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince George and the Blackburn Community Association have forged a partnership that will double the number of child care spaces available through the community's program, the organization said Thursday.

With $540,000 raised, Relay for Life has passed last year's Prince George total and is on pace to remain a leader in Canada for most money from one city headed for cancer research.

Six foals were born this spring at the RCMP breeding farm in Pakenham, Ontario and Mounties are now seeking suggestions for their names. Alas, Horsey McHorseface won't qualify.

A day after dramatically-increased penalties for distracted driving came into effect, Mounties say they will be stepping up their effort to clamp down on the offence.

Touches of nature, tinges of aboriginality and overlays of modernity. These features are typically what Carla Joseph brings to her paintings. There is a versatility in this combination of contemporary and traditional, real and surreal.

One good reason to fundraise and participate in the Heart & Stroke Foundation's Big Bike Ride is because a person's family and friends have been affected by heart disease, heart failure or stroke but when it's all three it becomes a triple threat tha

Environment Canada has called off a warning for severe thunderstorms issued Thursday morning. "Conditions are no longer favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms," the agency said shortly before 5 p.m.