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As of Monday morning, the Little Bobtail Lake fire was fully contained. The 25,000 hectare blaze saw heavy rain help fire crews suppress the fire.

Park the car. Leave the keys at home. Strap on a helmet and ride. Try that routine for a week and see where it takes you. That's the challenge Bike to Work Week organizers have tossed to Prince George since 2010.

Crews supported by heavy machinery and helicopters took on the now 1,800 hectare Klua Lakes fire near Fort Nelson, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch reported Sunday.

Wet weather over the weekend combined with cooler conditions helped keep Little Bobtail Lake Fire 80 per cent contained by Sunday afternoon.

An evacuation order that was previously in place for the area around Norman Lake has now been downgraded to an evacuation alert as of 8 a.m. Sunday.

A wildfire near Fort Nelson is getting and looks bigger than originally reported, provincial authorities reported Saturday. The B.C.

Concerns over food and crops sprouted into a modest but hardy grassroots rally as around 30 activists took part in the March against Monsanto movement Saturday in Prince George.

Calm, cool weather and more than 320 personnel helped crews put a collar on the Little Bobtail Lake fire Friday but provincial officials say the estimated 25,000-hectare blaze remains challenging and aggressive.

The provincial government's River Forecast Centre has issued a high stream flow advisory for the Nechako River at Isle Pierre down to the confluence with the Fraser River.

The three Prince George auto dealerships cited in a small claims lawsuit immediately agreed to artist Jennifer Pighin's demand to cease selling vehicles with her design on them when a letter was received from a lawyer, Wood Wheaton Auto Group preside