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A ban on all open burning, including campfires, will come into effect in the Omineca region of the Prince George Fire Centre starting midday Thursday, the B.C. Wildfire Service said. The region includes the Prince George, Vanderhoof, Fort St.

The impact on University of Northern British Columbia will be more cultural than financial if Saudi Arabia makes good on a vow to recall students attending Canadian universities, according to president Daniel Weeks.

BID Group founder Brian Fehr has been named to the Order of British Columbia. He will be among 14 people who will receive the province's highest honour during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria on Sept. 20.

The red-light camera at 15th Avenue and Ospika Boulevard is among 140 throughout B.C. that are now operating at all times - up from six hours a day - the provincial government said Tuesday.

The clock continues to count down on the window remaining to lay environmental charges following Imperial Metals' Mount Polley mine dam failure. One of the largest mining-dam failures in the world in the past 50 years, the Aug.

The 20-year-old pilot who survived a float plane crash in B.C.'s South Chilcotin region was recovering in hospital Friday, as friends and family mourned the deaths of two passengers.

Every Sunday from June to September area residents can gather at Eastline Market 30 minutes from Prince George. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and vendors are ready with a great variety of wares.

Emergency Management B.C. offers tips to help guide residents threatened by wildfires

A wildfire south of Francois Lake has grown to the point where Bukley-Nechako Regional District has issued an evacuation order to people living in vicinity.

A revamped Masich Place Stadium will be ready to welcome runners and walkers starting Tuesday and patrons will notice plenty of changes as they make their way around the track.