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Residents in the Hart can expect outages of up to an hour as crews are going through eight weeks of maintenance work on B.C. Hydro powerlines. Three crews are working from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The person alleging Sandra Caffrey improperly handled personal information is Carlene Keddie. City employee Keddie is the complainant in the case against Caffrey, one of the city's human resources managers.

A Canada-U.S. Enbridge pipeline on Monday spilled an estimated three million litres of oil in Michigan, immediately causing some First Nations to reiterate their concerns over the dangers of a spill along Enbridge's proposed $5.

The province is giving $3 million this year to support arts and cultural festivals in 150 communities, in a new BC Spirit Festivals program.

There was a single vehicle accident that took place about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Highway 16 West and Cowart Road. Traffic was backed up the highway while crews worked to clear the road after the accident.

A 38-year-old Vanderhoof man is dead after his car hit a moose on Highway 16 west near Telechick Road on Saturday. The man was transported to the University of Northern British Columbia Hospital where he remained in critical condition.

RCMP in Prince George put a focus on the mass float down the Nechako River on Saturday. Nothing serious happened to curb the fun of the 1,100-plus floaters, so RCMP were pleased to only list a set of common interventions they had to make.

If the kids are bored or suffering from mid-summer blues, consider sending them to one of the seven sessions remaining at Ness Lake Bible Camp. Three of these sessions are at the satellite camp, WilderNess.

Five cottages have been donated to the Baldy Hughes therapeutic community. The addictions recovery centre west of Prince George was in need of private meeting spaces where small groups could gather for therapy sessions.

Shane Unake Hawkins has been found and is safe at home. The missing 15-year-old had been unaccounted for since July 20, but arrived home safely on Monday, said Prince George RCMP spokesman Gary Godwin. "He was brought home by a friend.