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A stream of gravel trucks might be good for business in the Shelley area but it might be too harsh for the environment and quality of life in the rural community east of Prince George.

An 18-year-old bull rider was killed Friday evening at the Valemount rodeo when he was stepped on by a bull after being bucked off The victim Makwala Derickson-Hall, Valemount RCMP said, a member of the Okanagan First Nation in the Westbank-Oliver ar

Hot dry weather combined with a rash of lightning strikes are behind most of the 23 new fires that erupted in the Prince George Fire Centre over a 48-hour period late last week.

Prince George RCMP have identified the victim of Friday's fatal stabbing as 39-year-old Tyrone Myles Thomas. RCMP declined to provide Thomas' place of residence. A man was arrested in relation to the incident, which occurred at about 3 a.m.

Prince George RCMP are concerned about a higher volume of complaints received regarding riding of All Terrain Vehicles in the area. The average calls are complaints about lack of courtesy and safety, RCMP Cst.

The Council of Forest Industries (COFI) will hold its annunal Prince George and Area Community Dinner Thursday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North ballroom.

Police were called to the 7-11 on 20th Avenue to a report of a stabbing this morning at 3:20 a.m. The male victim was transported to the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia where he died as a result of his injuries.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 7.3 per cent last month, according to a Statistics Canada labour force survey released Friday, a 0.8-percentage point increase from the month before.

Protesting parents are no longer occupying the Dunster school.

Prince George Home Builders Association president Allen Creuzot is confident the pace will continue after Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported 60 starts on single-family homes so far this year, more than double the total reached by mid-wa