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A forest-fire travel restriction order for the Pelican Lake area south of Prince George that ended Friday is not being extended by the B.C. Forest Service. However, people are still being asked not to go into the area if they don't need to, B.C.

Provincial and national First Nations groups have banded together to demand the federal government reject Taseko's proposed $800-million Prosperity mine in central B.C.

Barkerville Historic Town brought in $16.9 million into the province's economy in 2009 and $11.8 million to the North Cariboo region said the Overall Visitor Study and Tourism Economic Impact analysis conducted by Tourism B.C.

Did you know parents do not have to send children to kindergarten if they choose not to? According to the School Act, any parent can defer the enrolment of their child for one year, said an official spokesperson from the B.C. Ministry of Education.

The B.C. SPCA is asking residents to vote for their low-cost spay/neuter program in the Pepsi Refresh Project so they can win a $100,000 grant in order to end pet overpopulation in the province.

Paws for a Cause, a major fundraiser for the BC SPCA, will be held Sunday, Sept. 12 at Cottonwood Island Park. Registration begins at noon and participants can have their faces painted by Handsome Cabin Boy Tattoo artists.

In one area of Prince George School District 57, the start of full-day kindergarten seems to be more of a problem than a positive experience.

Prince George Cantata Singers will hold an open house to launch its new season.

When students hit the books Wednesday a number of UNBC students will be making history in programs never before offered.

Police Services in the Northwest received report of a single vehicle crash on Highway 16 just west of Gitsequkla on Sept. 2 at approximately 1:20 a.m. The collision occurred east of Kitwanga, in the New Hazelton RCMP Detachment area.