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OTTAWA – Retired B.C. teachers cheered, hugged and in several cases wept after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in their favour in a lengthy battle with the B.C. government over class sizes and other working conditions.

Ask Davy Greenlees if Scouts is for just for kids. He started in Scouts Canada when he was about 11 years old and never left. "Through Scouts I learned the benefits of service towards the community," he said.

A small Canadian flag stands in front of the birch tree in the Fitzpatrick's front lawn year-round. The family's three boys played under those same leaves as children.

The Prince George arts council called on the city for long-term funding commitments for itself and other cultural organizations.

A new report before council says 17 of the city's buildings will need $14.8 million in work over the next 10 years and councillors hinted Monday they expected an even bigger bill as they wait for more city facilities to be audited.

Membership in the 2618 Rocky Mountain Rangers Army Cadet Corps is hovering around 60 youth and Cpt. Wally McCue has been finding ways to keep them busy.

Shea Anker, the legally blind UNBC student who discovered her specialized Braille Sense U2 QWERTY computer stolen from her locker on Oct. 4, has been the beneficiary of the generosity of Prince George residents.

Five trades departments at the College of New Caledonia are working with the Prince George branch of the Royal Canadian Legion to build and repair a number of flagpoles in preparation for Remembrance Day on Friday.

Staff are recommending the city earmark $50,000 in its capital budget to improve accessibility at two facilities. The Kin Centre and the Elksentre should have motion-activated main entry doors and add more push button openers at Kin interior doors.

Since Prince George launched its housing first program in January, 16 homeless people have found homes but more than 100 still sit on the waitlist.