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WorkSafeBC has fined a repeat offender after an inspector came across workers on a roof at a Quesnel job site without fall protection. Gotter Did Contracting Ltd. was levied $5,604.

It's not the Grouse Grind, but the plan is to make Prince George's iconic cutbanks gain that level of regional recognition and rally around it for a good cause.

The number of Prince George residents collecting Employment Insurance stood at 1,900 in January, according to Statistics Canada. That's down slightly from 1,930 in December but still well above 1,500 seen at the same point last year.

A Prince George roofer has been fined for failing to ensure its workers were using adequate fall protection. WorkSafeBC levied a $3,599.43 penalty against Crimson Projects Inc.

A Prince George motel has been fined after a WorkSafeBC found two of its employees repairing its roof without proper safety measures in place. Connaught Motor Inns Ltd. was levied $3,889.08 in October, according to a posting on the agency's website.

A Prince George roofing company has been fined $2,500 for failing to ensure fall protection was in place at a job site. WorkSafeBC issued the fine to Thor's Hammer Roofing Inc.

Spring is coming and as residents head outside to tend to their yards and gardens, an unseen - and often underappreciated - world of work is happening all around.

A Duchess Park high school student has earned a trip to Europe to learn about Canada's First World War legacy.

Accessing the right to die looks very different in a rural setting.

WorkSafeBC has fined a Prince George roofing company for failing to ensure its workers had proper fall protection in place. WorkSafeBC assessed Aardvark Roofing $17,531.