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Despite a fast approaching deadline, the city has yet to reach its target of ticket sales for its bid for the 2020 Brier. The City of Prince George set a target of selling 2,020 ticket deposits the Prince George Tim Horton's Brier, at a price of $20.

It's a big year for the Best Damn Little Art Auction. The annual event requires artwork to be no larger than six inches by six inches, and this is its sixth year.

A little felt puck holds in its many-layered depths a great big dream.

Hunting and fishing gear was on offer at the Columbus Hall Sunday, with outdoor enthusiasts checking out vendors with lots of lures, rods and reels on the tables during the second annual Gear for a Cure fundraising swap and sale event.

Prince George Search and Rescue (SAR), a volunteer-based organization, held a mock evacuation in the Hart Saturday afternoon to mimic what would happen in case of impending danger like fire or flood.

CBC has a movie scheduled to air Saturday called The Sweet Hereafter. It's about a lawyer who seeks input from parents who lost children in a Canadian bus crash that claimed 14 lives.

The 28th annual Hospice Society's Antique Fair and Marketplace began Saturday morning with a line up of people eager to cross the threshold to discover treasures at 9:30 with doors opening at 10 a.m.

The 11th annual Northern B.C. Healthier You Awards were presented Friday at a gala at the Ramada Plaza celebrating those who have made a positive impact in the region.

Premier John Horgan was pulling for the Powell River Kings in the BCHL playoffs, being a former resident of the general area. He was in Prince George for their defeat at the hands of the Spruce Kings.

A drunken, swerving drive along a local highway has earned a McLeod Lake man a four-month conditional sentenced order - effectively house arrest - and a one-year driving prohibition.