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With much of the province now experiencing warmer temperatures, the provincial government is reminding people heading into the backcountry that they cannot build cabins or other structures on Crown land without prior authorization.

An organization a Kitimat woman launched in memory of a son who died in a motorcycle crash will be front and centre this Saturday at the Dillon Adey Memorial golf tournament.

A Prince George man earned national recognition at a skills competition this month. Andrew Mueller earned bronze in network systems administration as B.C.'s competitor. He won that position after placing gold in the Skills Canada B.C.

While B.C.'s rural education funding announced Wednesday won't affect School District 57 schools, its rural communities hope it's a sign of some stability for their schools and a change in approach will be the new reality.

The fifth anniversary Ride for Dad takes place in Prince George on Saturday to help raise awareness advocating regular testing for prostate cancer and funding for research. The Telus-sponsored event starts with registration at 9 a.m.

By next fall, two provincial buildings in downtown Prince George will be heated with thermal energy. The green heat is headed for the Prince George Law Courts and Plaza 400, which both have boilers that need to be replaced.

An air cargo carrier is expressing tentative interest in landing planes at Prince George Airport, according to the facility's CEO John Gibson.

Low-income families and seniors can get some help to buy fresh food from the Prince George Farmers' Market.

Colleen Suhai could only stand and watch in disbelief as Dawson Creek--usually little more than a trickle through a trio of culverts--poured over 8th Street Thursday morning.

A Nadleh man has pleaded guilty the manslaughter in relation to the 2013 death of a woman on the reserve near Fort Fraser. Garrett Steven George, 27, entered the plea Monday during a voir dire hearing in B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George.