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Ava Maria and Mother Maria's Market are accepting donations of nutritious food to support local food banks as part of a national food drive campaign.

It's been said that families who eat together, stay together. And families in Prince George are invited to enter the eighth annual B.C. Better Together Hands-on Cook-off contest.

Prince George Transit celebrated 50 years of continuous transit service on Wednesday. To mark the occasion, two heated bus shelters were donated to the city. "These are the first two fully enclosed heated shelters in all of northern B.C.

Making cancer patients feel welcome in their home away from home, keeping first-time offenders out of the judicial system, filling Christmas hampers at St.

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is welcoming people to "walk anywhere" to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in May. To participate, go to www.walkforalzheimers.

There are some steps to take if you plan on spending the Victoria Day long weekend at any of B.C.'s provincial parks or recreation sites.

Volunteer Prince George is seeking additional volunteers to join its board of directors. Terms of office last two years and members can stay on for as many as three terms.

Northern Brain Injury Association is offering cash prizes for the most-creative looking entries as worn on Happy Helmet Day. It's set for June 5 as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month and is open to all ages.

The city witnessed a boost in building permits last month. In all, city hall issued 50 permits for $13.6 million worth of work, according to a staff report, compared to 36 permits for $9.7 million during April 2016 and 41 permits for $5.

A 529 Garage bike registration event is set for this evening at the band shell at Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park, 5-8 p.m.