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Two daily records were set last month, Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele noted in a monthly weather synopsis for September. A new minimum for Sept. 21 was reached when the overnight low struck -5.5 C, breaking the previous record of -3.

Municipal leaders at the Union of B.C. Municipalities passed a pair of resolutions that reject Enbridge's proposed $5.5-billion oil and condensate project through northern B.C.

Murry Krause is the only Prince George representative up for a position on the UBCM executive. The veteran councillor is running for one of the 'director at large' spots on the Union of B.C. Municipalities executive.

The Canada Winter Games bid by Prince George was helped, personally, by three other mayors. They were thanked by mayor Dan Rogers in front of all their northern peers during the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention this week in Whistler.

Prince George Chamber of Commerce achieved a "huge success" when it convinced the Canadian Chamber of Commerce membership last week to support a resolution urging an "open sky" for airlines operating in Canada, says president Roy Spooner.

RCMP are responding to the public release of three separate RCMP cell block videos from the Williams Lake detachment described in a news release by Sgt. Rob Vermeulen, Senior Media Relations Officer with "E" Div Strategic Communications in Vancouver.

Prince George RCMP are seeking information on the whereabouts of a 23-year-old Natasha Lynn Montgomery who has been reported missing. She was last seen in the city in the area of Third Avenue and Queensway in late August.

Natasha Lynn Montgomery is missing. She is Caucasian, 23 years old, 5'9" tall, 130 lbs., green eyes and brown hair. She was last seen in the area of Third Avenue and Queensway in late August.

The fledgling McMillan Creek Fishing Park will be the site of a tree planting event this Saturday afternoon. Trees and shrubs will be planted around the park and creek, and the public is encouraged to bring a shovel and get involved.

A new study showing caregivers are three times more frustrated when the senior needing care had Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, comes as no surprise to Leanne Jones, the Prince George support and education co-ordinator for the non-profit Alzh