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A United Steelworkers official is in Prince George this week seeking names for a petition calling for a public inquiry into the Lakeland Mills and Babine Forest Products sawmill blasts. So far Adam Connell, who hails from Elkford in southeast B.C.

Lane closures on John Hart Bridge will be in effect Tuesday for maintenance work. The northbound lane will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon and the southbound lane from noon to 4 p.m., the Ministry of Transportation said.

Mackenzie police received a report of three overdue hunters on Sunday and as of 8:36 a.m. Tuesday, the hunters have been reported as located. More details as they come. The three men, who left from Anglemont, B.C.

During the University of Northern B.C. 2015 Alumni Awards, UNBC alumni Ray Noonan and Matthew Thomson will be presented with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Community members Mary Kordyban and Dr.

A man died in hospital in a work-related incident over the weekend after succumbing to injuries sustained when he was attempting to remove two beetlekill trees which had fallen across Fort George Canyon Road off West Lake Road.

As of Monday morning, the Little Bobtail Lake fire was fully contained. The 25,000 hectare blaze saw heavy rain help fire crews suppress the fire.

Park the car. Leave the keys at home. Strap on a helmet and ride. Try that routine for a week and see where it takes you. That's the challenge Bike to Work Week organizers have tossed to Prince George since 2010.

Crews supported by heavy machinery and helicopters took on the now 1,800 hectare Klua Lakes fire near Fort Nelson, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch reported Sunday.

Wet weather over the weekend combined with cooler conditions helped keep Little Bobtail Lake Fire 80 per cent contained by Sunday afternoon.

An evacuation order that was previously in place for the area around Norman Lake has now been downgraded to an evacuation alert as of 8 a.m. Sunday.