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Question 1: Why should young people able to vote for the first time in this election support you and your party? A recent report showed that the worst-performing economy for young people is here in B.C.

Hilary Crowley, Green Hilary Crowley is the Green Party candidate for MLA in Prince George Mackenzie. Crowley lives in Summit Lake and works as a physiotherapist providing services to rural communities in northern B.C.

The Caledonia Ramblers have set their hiking schedule for the summer, and a series of easy family-friendly hikes are part of it. The first will be held this Saturday at the Swampy trail loop in the Cranbrook Hill Greenway.

A 34-year-old Prince George man was sentenced Thursday to a further seven years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault against his stepmother.

A Burns Lake man has pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder from an April 2015 triple-homicide in the community. Reuben Buhler, 56, entered pleas last week during a hearing in B.C. Supreme Court in Smithers.

Expect marginally-warmer weather this summer. Temperatures should hover about 2 C above normal in B.C.'s Central Interior according to an AccuWeather long-range forecast. The service is also calling for a "fairly dry" summer.

The new table of elected leaders has been installed in Lheidli T'enneh First Nations government. The region's original ages-old inhabitant culture is a major player in the ongoing economic and social development of the area.

A Prince George firefighter delivered his baby daughter last week on the bathroom floor after his wife's labour unexpectedly intensified. Kevin Gunning was lucky he was home April 24 when his wife Tiffany went into labour.

This area has some of the best horse camping in the world. Correspondingly, it also has one of the best horse campers in the world. Stan Walchuk is the author of Common Man, Uncommon Life about his years of adventure in the saddle.

As a child growing up in Northern Uganda, if it wasn't for the action taken by his big brother one university professor's future might not have turned out quite as bright.