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The community's voice just got louder and stronger. CFIS-FM, the community radio station at 93.1 on the dial, has been operating for its preliminary years with a signal strength of five watts.

In just over five years, a Polish couple has challenged their endurance as they cycled through sand storms, traversed extreme climate ranges and braved startling mountain elevations, all in an epic adventure to travel the world by bike.

Groop Gallery will be closing its doors July 31 at what the owner calls 'ground zero' in the city's downtown core at 1127 Third Avenue.

There was an immediate response from the community Friday when a member of the public posted The Citizen story to the Hell Yeah Prince George Facebook page about how thieves made off with Scouts Canada canoes and the North Breast Passage Dragon Boat

Twelve days after video of a man riding a swimming moose surfaced online, Conservation Officers are urging the so-called Moose Rider to turn himself in. "I expect him to come forward and pony up," said Sgt. David Vince of the B.C.

Effective immediately campfires, open fires and fireworks are banned throughout the province. Because the unseasonably hot and dry weather this fire prohibition is being taken to prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

There are 15 new wildfires in the Prince George Fire Centre that started on July 1. BC Wildfire Service is sending more help. Most of the new fires are in the Fort Nelson Fire Zone and all but two were started by lightning.

During the last poll The Citizen asked what are your plans to help deal with the record heat expected over the weekend? Cranking up the air conditioning took a resounding 46 per cent, with a total of 148 votes, while going to the lake was the next mo

The city is setting up a phone survey this summer to help put together its 2016 budget plan and is asking residents to take the 15 minutes for civic feedback.

Prince George will join other northern municipalities to call on the federal government to make good on a promise to spend $800 million to limit the impacts of the mountain pine-beetle. "We need the money.