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Peace-area power line opens opportunity for development

Peace-area power line opens opportunity for development

Government officials are typically pleased when they cut the ribbon on a major capital project, but Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier was practically beaming.
Robbery suspect sought

Robbery suspect sought

Police are on the hunt for a suspect after a liquor store was held up Tuesday night. According to the RCMP, a man entered the BX Pub store near Carney Street and Fifth Avenue around 9:15 p.m. wearing a mask and demanding cash.
Suspected squatter charged

Suspected squatter charged

Crown counsel has approved two charges against a 22-year-old Prince George woman alleged to have been squatting in a 2100-block Oak Street home.
Aggressive approach needed for climate change

Aggressive approach needed for climate change

Countries will need to double their commitments to reduce emissions if they hope to meet the target set out at last month's Paris climate conference to limit global warming well below two degrees Celsius. "We're not there yet.
Happy ending to TV theft

Happy ending to TV theft

Prince George Canadian Tire owner Selen Alpay has accolades for all involved in apprehending a man who allegedly stole a television from the store on Monday - from store staff to the security agency to the RCMP to the person who found the item and re
Seniors group in need of volunteers

Seniors group in need of volunteers

The Prince George Council of Seniors needs some volunteers in 2016: Volunteers are needed for the Better At Home program, who visit isolated seniors in the community.
Auto dealers doing well

Auto dealers doing well

The auto sales industry is "often a bellweather of the overall economy" and according to one of the industry's provincial leaders "things look really good in B.C. and in the Prince George region.
Coalition uniting resource communities

Coalition uniting resource communities

Northeastern B.C. is consolidating its voice on the topics of industrial development, natural resource business, fiscal infrastructure and the social amenities that dovetail into those issues. The Northeast B.C.
Man jailed for ‘savage’ attack on woman in park

Man jailed for ‘savage’ attack on woman in park

A Prince George man was sentenced to a further four years in prison and designated a long-term offender for an "unprovoked" and "savage" attack on a 66-year old woman who was taking her dog for a walk through a local park nearly three years ago.
Separate crashes kill two people on Highway 97

Separate crashes kill two people on Highway 97

One person was killed late Tuesday morning in a collision between a small vehicle and a chip truck on Highway 97 about 15 kilometres south of Hixon. Some time before 11 a.m. a vehicle lost control as it was attempting to pass a semi truck, RCMP said.