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Canfor Corp. announced Monday it will be re-opening its Quesnel sawmill in June to exclusively service markets in China, a move that will put 155 workers back on the job. Traditionally, sawmills in north-central B.C.

City council picked a tax structure for this coming year, charging less of the annual municipal bill to heavy industry owners and adding more onto the bills of homeowners, business owners and especially light industrial owners.

Legendary rocker, Meat Loaf will entertain Prince George this summer with special guest, Lisa Bouchelle. He is set to rock the CN Centre Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets.

Now is the time for Prince George seniors to step up their game to prepare for the 2010 B.C. Seniors Games. The games will be hosted by Comox and Campbell River Sept.

Mother's Day carnation campaign funds for Multiple Sclerosis totaled $4,821.06 in Prince George.

Prince George RCMP were kept hopping over the Mother's Day weekend with 10 Break and Enter reports received from a number of residences.

Dr. Greg Halseth, a geography professor and Canada Research chair at UNBC, has penned a book about rural economies. The Next Rural Economies stemmed from a workshop Dr. Halseth led two years ago at UNBC.

Prince George RCMP were kept hopping over the Mother's Day weekend with 10 Break and Enter reports received from a number of residences .

Delegates to the North Central Local Government Association endorsed resolutions from the Fraser-Fort George Regional District during their annual general meeting in Smithers last week.

Deals could be in place by as early as July to improve the airport's fuel supply and warehousing capabilities, Prince George Airport Authority chief executive office John Gibson said Saturday.