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Prince George Fire Rescue crews from three halls responded Tuesday afternoon to a blaze that broke out in one side of a 400-block Quinn Street duplex.

Initial steps are being taken towards establishing an international high school on the University of Northern British Columbia campus.

The B.C. Innovation Council is hosting a "regional innovation opportunity" aimed at bringing businesses of all kinds together with local tech companies this Thursday at the Civic Centre.

The Ministry of Education is hosting a public engagement session on how to transform rural education in the province. It's set for Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Van Bien Training and Development Centre.

Prince George Fire Rescue crews from four halls converged on a 500-block Victoria Street building Tuesday morning. Called to the home of Barton Insurance and the Prince George Surgery Centre at 10:37 a.m.

The Premier's B.C. Natural Resources Forum in Prince George gets started this week with some fiscal momentum behind it.

City council headed into budget discussions Monday looking at a 2.72-per-cent increase to the tax levy to cover the cost of existing services. The hike works out to $2.6 million and will raise the general levy to $84.2 million.

A hastily-organized vigil following the fatal shootings at a mosque in Quebec drew about 300 people to the lawn in front of city hall on Monday night.

From the $50 million the provincial government designated earlier this month for school districts to start hiring teachers immediately, $1.2 million has been allotted to School District 57.

The local Raise a Reader program has issued $23,000 to 19 organizations for projects that provide literacy skills for children and families in Prince George. The funds were raised during Raise a Reader Day held last Sept.