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City staff will further investigate recommendations made by a committee dedicated to improving accessibility in Prince George.

There's a lot more than meets the eye when you first see Greg Gislason's Spirit of the Games mural at Prince George Airport.

Police have issued a call for the public's help in tracking down a Prince George man wanted for a 2011 assault of a taxi driver. Derek Jay Nicholas Doknick, now 26, is considered violent and anyone who sees him is asked to call RCMP immediately.

There's a practical legacy project coming to venues of the 2015 Winter Games from a $35,000 Direct Access Gaming Grant received by the Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS).

Extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, pose a health risk to those who don't take proper precautions, health officials say. Cold weather protection includes an insulated hat as most body heat loss occurs from the head.

A physiotherapist is now working in Vanderhoof, filling a health posting that had been vacant for more than six years.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has awarded a Prince George woman nearly $352,000 for the pain and suffering inflicted on her in a Boxing Day motor vehicle incident six years ago between the van she was in and a semi-trailer.

City council is standing behind local veterans in their push to have a dedicated federal office reopened. During Monday's night's meeting, council responded to a request from Royal Canadian Legion branch No.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #43 president Bruce Gabriel welcomed Monday the federal government's decision to replace controversial Julian Fantino with a new Veterans Affairs minister. "I'm glad he's gone because he didn't care," Gabriel said.

Prince George Search and Rescue volunteers were called out over Sunday night to rescue a pair of snowmobilers who suffered the misfortune of seeing both their sleds break down.