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w/ sidebar on latest softwood numbers unedited A new company with roots in Prince George and Quesnel has bought and re-opened a small sawmill in McBride which will send half of its production to China.

A new company with roots in Prince George and Quesnel has bought and re-opened a small sawmill in McBride which will send half of its production to China.

Here's an opportunity for those who'd like to teach adults to read and help raise the literacy skills in the community. Register for the Train the Tutor Program Oct. 25 to 28 at the Civic Centre in Prince George. Sessions go from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The $250-million Mackenzie Green Energy project is "unlikely" to go ahead, says Pristine Power senior executive Harvie Campbell. The plant was meant to produce power from wood waste, and provide steam to an adjacent pulp mill.

Prince George RCMP discovered four pipe bombs containing explosive materials Sunday evening in vehicle on Ospika Boulevard.

It is estimated that the demolition of the Prince George Hotel will cost more than $1 million, with a big chunk of that going to clean up its environmental history.

A grand opening for the new state-of-the-art weigh scale just south of Red Rock on Highway 97 was held Saturday.

The Prince George RCMP have confirmed the identity of the deceased female found near LC Gunn Park on October 8, 2010, as 35 year old Cynthia Frances Maas of Prince George, B.C. Investigators are classifying her death as a homicide.

Thirty-five year old Cynthia Frances Maas is the eighth confirmed homicide in Prince George this year. Prince George RCMP found human remains near LC Gunn Park October 8, in an area that exhibited signs of frequent recreational use, said Cpl.

Quesnel RCMP are on the lookout for three suspects after a 50-year-old man was attacked outside of 132 Beath Street at about 10 p.m. on Friday. The three are all males, believed to be in their late teens or early 20s.