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Exhibit stokes interest in firefighters’ past

Exhibit stokes interest in firefighters’ past

The museum is all fired up about their latest exhibition. It is an all-local display depicting the 100 years of service by the Prince George Fire-Rescue Department.
Face of Prince George's Welcome Wagon reflects on quarter-century of hellos

Face of Prince George's Welcome Wagon reflects on quarter-century of hellos

Laurie Hooker remembers the knock on the door, the friendly face, the basket. It was 1986 and Hooker had moved from Vancouver to a Prince George rental house near the Pine Centre Mall.
BCNE gets $70,000 gaming grant

BCNE gets $70,000 gaming grant

Prince George's annual northern exhibition got a $70,000 gaming grant for the second year in a row.
Search suspended for missing teen

Search suspended for missing teen

The search for a missing teen was suspended shortly after noon on Sunday, two days after the 15-year-old boy was swept underwater while swimming near Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park Friday afternoon.

Community radio station gets signal boost

The community's voice just got louder and stronger. CFIS-FM, the community radio station at 93.1 on the dial, has been operating for its preliminary years with a signal strength of five watts.
Polish couple pass through P.G. on worldwide trip

Polish couple pass through P.G. on worldwide trip

In just over five years, a Polish couple has challenged their endurance as they cycled through sand storms, traversed extreme climate ranges and braved startling mountain elevations, all in an epic adventure to travel the world by bike.
Groop Gallery closing its doors

Groop Gallery closing its doors

Groop Gallery will be closing its doors July 31 at what the owner calls 'ground zero' in the city's downtown core at 1127 Third Avenue.
PG answers call after Scouts camp theft

PG answers call after Scouts camp theft

There was an immediate response from the community Friday when a member of the public posted The Citizen story to the Hell Yeah Prince George Facebook page about how thieves made off with Scouts Canada canoes and the North Breast Passage Dragon Boat

Moose Rider should 'man up'

Twelve days after video of a man riding a swimming moose surfaced online, Conservation Officers are urging the so-called Moose Rider to turn himself in. "I expect him to come forward and pony up," said Sgt. David Vince of the B.C.
Open fires banned throughout B.C.

Open fires banned throughout B.C.

Effective immediately campfires, open fires and fireworks are banned throughout the province. Because the unseasonably hot and dry weather this fire prohibition is being taken to prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.