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They're here! The City of Prince George is cautioning drivers to take care on the roads as warmer temperatures are unearthing potholes that had gone into hibernation for the winter.

One of the closest LNG pipeline projects to pass near Prince George has taken the next step in the environmental assessment process, with public consultation sessions planned over the next few weeks.

WorkSafeBC has had special constables with the power to investigate fatalities since 2007 and expanded the program in 2013, according to an internal document obtained by The Vancouver Sun.

Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad said something is in the works to bring closure to the victims of the explosion at Babine Forest Products and their families.

UNBC graduate student Janine Cunningham was named the 2014 winner of the Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities award.

FrontCounter BC will begin processing fish, wildlife and park use permit applications starting April 1. The service is being transferred from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations permit and authorization service bureau.

Most FortisBC customers will see their natural gas rates go up starting April 1, the utility said Friday. Residential customers in northern B.C. will pay $4.64 per gigagoule for the fuel itself, a $1.368 increase from the current rate.

One woman was sent to hospital after a single vehicle rollover Sunday morning. Prince George Regional Highway Rescue and the Pilot Mountain Fire Department responded to the incident at Chief Lake Road and Discovery Road after 10 a.m.

A 69-year-old Prince George man suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia was located safe and sound on Saturday after going missing on Friday evening.

Rural and northern B.C. women were ignored when the provincial government unveiled its latest efforts to live up to recommendations from the Missing Women's Inquiry, the Opposition NDP charged this week.