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There's still time to make your views known on the direction the provincial government should take with the Agricultural Land Reserve.

It's never too late to make use of the Alzheimer Society of B.C.'s First Link dementia support service but the best time to take that step is as soon as possible.

Greg Polis, a longtime Prince George resident who spent 10 years playing in the National Hockey League, died early Sunday at the age of 67. Born August 8, 1950, Polis was raised in Dapp, Alta.

A survey to gauge the public's interest in bringing a performing arts centre to Quesnel has been launched. It can be found at www.surveymonkey.

WorkSafeBC has slapped a contractor with a $7,500 fine for a safety violation at a Prince George worksite.

Police are on the lookout for suspects following the theft of several thousands of dollars worth snowmobile clothing from a Quesnel retailer over the weekend. Called to the store at the corner of Valhalla and Gassoff roads just before 1 a.m.

Fraser-Fort George Regional District directors approved a $45.8-million operating budget during their monthly meeting Thursday. The total is about $200,000 less than last year's budget but the total property tax levy will rise by $300,000 to $18.

Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer likes what he's heard so far about pending gun control legislation the federal government is expected to introduce on Tuesday - but that could change as the details are rolled out.

Wilf Peckham lived a life filled with music, dancing, fishing, curling, skiing, and picking huckleberries and he did it full-throttle, with much laughter, with his family close by and his Prince George sweetheart by his side.

Northern FanCon has one to beam aboard from the original Star Trek cast. One could, in a literary way, say that this special guest earned the Star of Freedom for the depth of work done on the show and the depth of ground broken in western culture.