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The Winter City Committee at Prince George city hall has a program in which residents can nominate friends or neighbours who help light up their life.

Calling him an "opportunistic predator," a provincial court judge sentenced Joseph Robert Fowlie to 10 years in jail on Thursday for a March kidnapping and sexual assault of a 62 -year-old woman after knocking her vehicle off the road in the West Bea

Prince George RCMP are trying to locate a missing 29-year-old woman who has not been seen since Dec. 14. Cheri-Leah Bullshields was reported missing in the early evening of Dec. 15.

The Railway and Forestry Museum is inviting the community to enjoy the Celebration of Lights free of charge on Dec. 20th from 4 to 8 p.m. with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Salvation Army.

Serengeti Resources Inc. said today that Raven Hill Partners has purchased 3.3 million shares of the mining company on the open market representing a 7.1-per-cent ownership stake.

Prince George is one of the first two communities in British Columbia to take part in an innovated program that targets childhood obesity.

RCMP officers continued the practice of hog-tying suspects years after using the controversial technique on a Prince George man who later died in custody in 2003.

Canfor Corp. has announced it will roll out a $145 million capital spending plan in 2011, of which $120 million is earmarked for sawmill improvement projects. The remaining $25 million will be spent on maintenance projects.

Two of the biggest acts in cowboy hats are coming back to Prince George, together in one wild night of country, and they're uplifting an up-and-coming act in the process. Toby Keith and George Canyon are dominant forces on modern country radio.

A 40-year-old woman from Dawson Creek has died from critical injuries suffered Tuesday in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 at Swan Lake Road. Police say Sara Kolkea, the driver of a west-bound SUV, pulled in front of of a north-bound tanker.