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A Calgary man was sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence for his role in operating a marijuana grow operation outside Prince George.

A final figure is still to be calculated but close to $700,000 was raised during this year's edition of the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation's Festival of Trees, organizers said Wednesday, shattering the old record of $619,000 set last year.

Two new deputy sheriffs have been added to the roster at the Prince George courthouse, raising the number there to 20. They are among a dozen who recently completed a 16-week training program at the B.C. Justice Institute in New Westminster.

City residents have reached a tipping point in fees Prince George city council decided Wednesday night, dismissing a staff recommendation to implement a new service charge on secondary suites.

It's all hands on deck for snow clearing, according to operations superintendent Bill Gaal. Wednesday's heavy snowfall prompted the use of all available city equipment on arterial and collector roads and problem hills, said Gaal.

Construction began on 11 new single-family homes in the Prince George area last month, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation numbers released Friday.

It all came together last night as the cast and crew from Theatre North West and local entertainers assembled to present Home for the Holidays, a cabaret show, presented at Judy Russell's Enchainement Dance Centre.

Three people - including a man previously convicted of confining and assaulting a woman - face charges after the Prince George RCMP's crime reduction team executed a search warrant on an 1100-block Ahbau Street home on Saturday.

A mishmash of famous fairy tale characters are thrown together for twists of fate and turns of phrase during Sleeping Beauty and the Beast today through Saturday at Kelly Road school.

Water, sewer, police and payroll will receive varying degrees of protection should City of Prince George unionized employees go on strike, if the experience in Quesnel nearly three-and-a-half years ago is anything to go by.