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The city's fleet service's campaign to reduce emissions has put it into some rarified air.

Spruceland Elementary said a final au revoir to its French immersion colleagues and students yesterday. Beginning in September, all French immersion elementary students will attend Lac des Bois, formerly known as Lakewood junior secondary.

A partial lunar eclipse gave late-night Prince George viewers a show on the biggest screen available to humanity. This was the first lunar eclipse of 2010 (there was a solar eclipse on January 15).

Hard work and cooler weather have helped crews fully contain the 6,100-hectare Greer Creek wildfire. According to Prince George Fire Centre officials, ground crews continued to burn off and extinguish fuels adjacent to the constructed fire guard.

A Prince George man was shocked with a Taser on Monday when he tried to pull bear spray out of the front of his pants. An RCMP officer was attempting to arrest Jimmy Curtis Rossetti, 25, on Monday morning near a park in Kelowna.

There's good news about a little Prince George girl with a big problem.

The third annual Walk Tall Aboriginal youth achievement awards were held Saturday at Fort George Park.

The B.C. government has formally committed to provide health screening in dental, vision and hearing for all children in licensed child care and school settings in B.C.

The most most prestigious award in School District No. 57 - the Prince of Wales Scholarship - goes to a McBride student.

ICBC and police are launching province-wide counterattack road checks during July and August. "If you drink and drive, prepare to get caught," said Alyson Gourley-Cramer, marketing and communications coordinator at ICBC.