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Homes and hotel or motel rooms built before 1979 must have smoke alarms installed by May 1, the provincial housing and social development ministry said Friday.

The sale of city-owned land to developer Otter Properties for a gambling centre, the city's $3-million contribution to the centre's parkade and the city's oversight of the project appear straightforward, from information in more than 1,000 pages of c

The city's transfer stations will switch to summer hours on Thursday. From April 1 to Oct. 31, the stations will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on statutory holidays.

The search team combing the rubble-heaped Northern Thunderbird Air fire site for human remains came up empty as of noon on Friday. UNBC's Dr.

Milllions of people around the world will be turning off their lights for Earth Hour on Saturday night. Starting at 8:30 p.m., they will flip off their lights for 60 minutes to conserve power and show support for the fight against climate change.

The city's transfer stations will switch to summer hours on Thursday. From April 1 to Oct. 31, the stations will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on statutory holidays.

When the Prince George Symphony Orchestra takes to the stage today, its string section will be bolstered by 10 young people who've been participating in a program to develop the next generation of musicians.

The man accused of murdering two people in the Blackwater Road area has been remanded in custody by consent until April 13 when he's scheduled to make a first appearance in Prince George provincial court.

Terrane Metals Corp. has raised $100 million in financing with the help of global-giant Goldcorp. to be used to construct the proposed Mount Milligan gold and copper mine in northern B.C. The project promises to bring jobs to north-central B.C.

The master's project of a recent University of Northern British Columbia graduate has led to a place where Prince George residents can go for affordable counselling.