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WIDC gets architecture award

WIDC gets architecture award

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) in downtown Prince George is one of two recipients of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Innovation in Architecture award for 2015.

Province offered cash to smooth the way to amalgamation

Part 2 in a series on the 40th anniversary of Prince George’s expansion into surrounding areas
Wind knocks out power to rural homes

Wind knocks out power to rural homes

Roughly 530 rural customers in the Prince George area were without electricity as a wind storm toppled trees toppling over powerlines mid-Friday, according to B.C. Hydro.
New branch manager hired at North Cariboo SPCA

New branch manager hired at North Cariboo SPCA

A new branch manager has been hired for the B.C. Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' North Cariboo branch.

Volunteer making roads safer

Volunteers have been out in force helping to make Prince George roads safer, according to numbers released this week by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

Leave newborn wildlife in the wild

With fawning and calving season underway, provincial biologists are reminding people that newborn deer, elk or moose should not be touched or moved when encountered.
First Nations crowdsourcing cash to save caribou

First Nations crowdsourcing cash to save caribou

A group led by First Nations in the South Peace wants to crowdsource $50,000 to continue a project aimed at saving the Klinse-Za (clin-see-za) caribou herd from extinction.

Contest encourages families to cook together

Better Together B.C. is hosting a contest to see who can put together the best video showing how to prepare a recipe. Cooking enthusiasts have until May 15 to submit of video to the Hands-on Cook-off contest and have two categories to choose from.
Land slated for park not part of litigation

Land slated for park not part of litigation

The city's plan to convert land adjacent to the Wood Innovation and Design Centre into a park should remain unaffected by ongoing litigation between Commonwealth Campus Corporation and two other organizations.
PG-bound plane may have broken up in air: TSB

PG-bound plane may have broken up in air: TSB

VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says a twin-engine plane that crashed in the mountains north of Vancouver might have broken up while in flight.