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It's one of the hardest climbs in the Canadian fiddle world. Getting called to compete at the Grand Masters is a career watermark for any fiddler who gets their name on that coveted list.

The John Lent Poetry/Prose Award is awarded annually by Kalamalka Press.

Kids will be climbing at Ron Brent Park this September on a new playground currently under construction.

For six days, hunter Steve Hamilton stealthily prowled the wilderness of the Williston Lake region north of Prince George, in search of a grizzly bear.

After two attempted child abductions Tuesday, a 35-year-old Prince George man, originally from Fort St. James, is in custody. Prince George RCMP responded to a call of a disturbance at a playground at 12th Ave. and Harper St.

The Crisis Prevention, Intervention and Information Centre of Northern B.C. has received two grants from the United Way of Northern BC. One grant, in the amount of $18,000, goes to the 24-Hour Crisis Line and $7,500 goes to the Youth Crisis Line.

A Cariboo wildfire evacuee from Williams Lake has been reported missing. David Michael Jeff, 67, has not been seen since being in Kamloops on Aug. 4. Jeff was among the many residents from Williams Lake who were evacuated on July 15.

Information from the public led to the recovery of a vehicle belonging to a missing man on Aug. 3. Police located a vehicle belonging to Jerry Keith Krietz, who was reported missing from Fraser Lake on July 9.

Prince George Fire Rescue put out a fire early Monday morning on the 1900 block of Upland Street. At approximately 4 a.m., firefighters found an older model Winnebago motorhome engulfed in flames and spreading to a nearby dwelling.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the persons responsible for a weekend attack. On Friday, at approximately 8:15 a.m., Prince George RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon on Queensway near Moyie Street.