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The cost of enrolling in the College of New Caledonia's revamped dental hygiene program was set at $28,740 during the school's board of directors meeting Friday.

The College of New Caledonia board of directors voted 9-2 Friday to increase tuition by two per cent. The hike, which will come into effect on Aug.

A series of meetings to protest B.C.'s forest management policies has been scheduled for the region.

Prince George's winery is serving music, mulled wine and a message of hope.

The signal has been getting weaker between Telus and the Steidles, even though the family hasn't moved their rural farm an inch.

As an investigation at the Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society (IMSS) of Prince George continues into "operational irregularities," the group will present its financial statements to its membership on Feb. 25.

Prince George will be one of 21 B.C. communities to host a Walk for Alzheimer's this spring. The local version is set for Sun., May 7 at the Northern Sport Centre on the University of Northern British Columbia campus. Registration is at 1 p.m.

A more-than-century-old weather mark was broken Wednesday. The unseasonable warmth boosted the thermometer to 11.7 C, shattering the old record for Feb. 15 of 10.6 C, set in 1916, according to Environment Canada.

Building permits for nearly $1.8 million worth of work were taken out at city hall in January, according to a staff report. That's down from $2 million on 13 permits reached over the same month last year and $9.

The city's unemployment rate stood at an estimated 8.1 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers. That's up from 6.