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The Prince George Hospice House Society is laying ground for a future expansion.

An excavator allegedly stolen in Fort St. John has been recovered in Prince George and a local man has been arrested in connection with the incident, Prince George RCMP said Wednesday.

As the snow flies, so do the snowbirds who flock to the southern climates for months at a time. In honour of National Seniors Day today, the Society of Notaries Public of B.C. share some tips for seniors and B.C. boomers.

Downtown Prince George is going to become more cyclist-friendly. On Tuesday, the Rotary Club of Prince George presented the business improvement association with a $22,000 cheque to fund bike rack installations.

The challenge came to put part of the university's ninth annual literary festival, Weaving Words Celebration, into a health care environment. Answering the challenge is the Health Arts Research Centre (HARC) at the University of Northern B.C.

A Prince George lumber company has gone through a standard Forest Practices Board audit and gotten the thumbs up. The FPB audits forest companies and other forest management agencies on a rotational basis all across the province.

Smoke coming from the back of a house in the 5000 block of Heyer Road was reported at about 3 p.m. Tuesday. There were 14 firefighters from three halls who attended.

There was a fire in a basement suite in the 1700 block of Tamarack St. that 15 firefighters and three fire halls responded to shortly before midnight Tuesday.

There will be six fewer recycling locations within the city today.