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A 71-year-old Fort St. James man has been reported missing after he wandered away from University Hospital of Northern B.C. late Wednesday night.

A collective agreement has been reached with the Village of McBride and the McBride Community Forest, the Service, Health, Manufacturing and Allied Workers Union, CLAC Local 501 said Thursday.

Prince George dentist Dr. Kerim Ozcan was honoured with an award of merit at the College of Dental Surgeons of BC's annual awards ceremony on March 17 in Vancouver. This award recognizes Kerim's significant contributions to the College.

Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for snowmobilers and other backcountry users heading out into local mountains this long weekend.

The city planned a community bash Thursday to honour 46 community groups that are just a little bit richer for their efforts. The city handed out $137,850 in grants for education efforts, festivals, summer camps, art projects and more.

A date has been set to hear the appeal of Cody Alan Legebokoff's convictions of first degree murder in the deaths of four area women. It will be held on May 25 in Vancouver, according to an online posting for the B.C. Court of Appeal.

She was always there for us and we're going to miss her, said one local resident in reaction to the multiple sclerosis (MS) office closing in downtown Prince George at the end of February.

The City of Prince George has its eye on a number of items revealed in Tuesday's federal budget. Chief among them was the infrastructure announcements, which dipped under the election promise of $10 billion over two years to about $6.

New hotel managers, new owners, new renovations, new business model, but the same old barber. George the Barber gets to finally say he has been in business, always in one location, for 50 years, even though it took 52 to do it.

Prince George city councillors are supporting local charities who say they are feeling a pinch when it comes to provincial gaming funds and have been pushed into silence about that reality.