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Dozens of people received chilli, hot chocolate, blankets and warm winter clothing at the Chili Blanket event on Saturday. The Northern Women's Forum hosted the 12th annual event at Wilson Square in front of the Prince George Courthouse.

Community leaders along Highway 16 were frustrated to see the province release its final report on the Missing Women Inquiry without any mention of urgently needed public shuttle buses.

A legal war chest to fight the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project in the courts is $13,000 richer following a fundraising event held in Prince George on Thursday night. It was hosted by Pull Together, a joint initiative of Sierra Club B.C.

A 3300-block Seton Cres. house has $300,000 in damage after a fire broke out Friday afternoon. Sixteen Prince George Fire Rescue firefighters from three halls were called to the scene, near the Valleyview neighbourhood in the Hart, shortly after 1 p.

The Association Advocating for Women and Children is $8,400 richer thanks to the Black and White Soiree. Soiree organizers Shannon Horrigan and Jacki Collyer presented a cheque this week to AWAC executive director Diane Nakamura for $7,414.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 4.5 per cent in November, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday, a 0.4-point decline from an already rock-bottom 4.9 per cent the month before.

Reserved hockey tickets, opening ceremony tickets and single day passes to the 2015 Canada Winter Games can now be purchased.

A second coroner's report is pointing to road conditions as a possible factor in one of the several deaths along Highway 16 last winter. According to a report issued Friday, there was heavy wet snow and the temperature was -1 C on Jan.

Have you seen a Christmas light display so exceptional it deserves a spot in The Citizen? Simply send the address of the home or business where the display can be found to [email protected].

A 24-year-old man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing two vehicles on Thursday morning is facing five charges.