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The summer months make for a quiet office at UNBC for the Prince George Public Interest Research Group, but its learning garden, nestled between the student residences and the bioenergy plant, is in full bloom.

Admission prices are down and parking is free at the fair and that's great news for seniors on a fixed income, said Lola Dawn Fennell, general manager at the Council of Seniors Resource Centre.

A group of residents in the Lombardy Mobile Home Park say they believe they are being unfairly targeted in a quest to clean up the controversial site.

The Prince George highway strip is registering with retailers. Two main sites are showing positive signals for the consumer climate of this area, and it stands out against the national climate.

During its 20th anniversary the Prince George Community Foundation was able to offer seven community organizations more than $17,000 during the second cycle of awarded grants.

Northern families with autistic children are taking a much-needed break this weekend. Twenty families from Prince George, Prince Rupert, Fort St.

This week the 5-Day Club children's program ran at the All Nations Church located at 1919-17th Avenue. "This is the second year we've done the 5-Day Club," said Pastor Larry Pinchbeck of the All Nations Church.

This event goes on Sunday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., with an RCMP dog demonstration at 12:!5. Registration starts at 9 a.m. at Duchess Park Dog Park.

During the last poll, The Citizen asked which current behaviour will be unthinkable 100 years from now. Readers thought handwriting would be lost, taking 33 per cent of the vote for a total of 174 votes.

rophet River and West Moberly, are seeking to quash environmental permits issued by the B.C. government for the Site C dam.