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Avalanche warning extended for B.C.’s Interior ranges

Avalanche warning extended for B.C.’s Interior ranges

Avalanche Canada is continuing to advise caution for backcountry enthusiasts heading out into the mountains this weekend.
Stiffer wildfire fines now in effect

Stiffer wildfire fines now in effect

Increased fines for a variety of wildfire-related violation tickets came into force today.
Fit for a King (or Queen)

Fit for a King (or Queen)

Draw date for Spruce Kings Show Home is April 18
UNBC appoints two senior admin

UNBC appoints two senior admin

The senior administration at University of Northern B.C. took a more permanent shape as it announced two new hires. Tim Tribe, after seven years as chief development officer at Conestoga College in Kitchener Ont.
Indigitization program aims to preserve aboriginal history

Indigitization program aims to preserve aboriginal history

Even if aboriginal oral history is recorded, it still might need a second step to ensure it's saved. A new program, dubbed Indigitization, aims to help northern First Nations communities preserve that history in a digital form.
Telling the story

Telling the story

It's 1995. A few months have passed since the March headlines with the revelation that the naked, screaming girl in the photo that defined the Vietnam War lives in Canada. A phone rings and Denise Chong picks up.
Legion hosting Vimy Ridge dinner

Legion hosting Vimy Ridge dinner

The Prince George Legion presents a Vimy Ridge dinner on April 9 featuring a turkey dinner buffet with presentations by the Rocky Mountain Ranger Cadets including guest speakers.
Environmental assessment for proposed lime plant and quarry near Giscome on hold

Environmental assessment for proposed lime plant and quarry near Giscome on hold

An environmental assessment process for limestone quarry and lime plant proposed for a site near Giscome has been put on hold to give its owners time to review the impact of using a haul truck rather than a conveyor to transport stone to the plant.
Teen charged with June 2015 bank robbery

Teen charged with June 2015 bank robbery

An arrest has been made and a charge approved in connection with an armed robbery of a Prince George bank nearly 10 months ago, Prince George RCMP said Thursday.
Deaths on northern roads stand out in report

Deaths on northern roads stand out in report

Responding Thursday to a report that, in part, found a disproportionately high amount of northern B.C.