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Serious injury in log chipper accident

Serious injury in log chipper accident

A Brink Forest Products Ltd. employee was seriously injured by a log chipper machine early Tuesday morning, according to WorkSafe B.C. Spokesman Scott McCloy said the incident occurred at 4:50 a.m. and the employee was taken to hospital.
City put snow plan to test

City put snow plan to test

The winter's first proper snowfall put the city's new snow clearing plan into motion Monday.

Short-term action required in Mount Polley tailings pond clean-up: government

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Four months after a torrent of mine water and waste gushed into two south-central British Columbia lakes, the province says the mine's owner is only at the forefront of a clean-up that is expected to take years. The B.C.
School district fighting slip and fall lawsuit

School district fighting slip and fall lawsuit

The Bulkley Valley school district is denying blame for the injuries a Houston woman allegedly suffered by slipping and falling in the community's high school parking lot two years ago.
City tweaks subdivision bylaw

City tweaks subdivision bylaw

The city is rejigging a bylaw to reduce the number of rubber-stamp applications requiring public hearings at city council meetings. Residents have until Dec.
Aboriginal leader visits city

Aboriginal leader visits city

The national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples made a rare stop in Prince George Monday night as part of her national tour aimed at increasing grassroots engagement and discussing aboriginal issues.
Man wrong to shoot bears, judge rules

Man wrong to shoot bears, judge rules

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has upheld a lower court decision that found a Gitanyow man guilty of illegally shooting a grizzly bear sow and one of her cubs that had ventured near his home.

Handgun nets mandatory minimum for woman

A woman arrested during a drugs and weapons bust on a College Heights home has been sentenced to a further 20 months in jail in relation to convictions from the incident.
Hydro pulled into lawsuit over hangar fire

Hydro pulled into lawsuit over hangar fire

B.C. Hydro has been ordered to hand over all documents related to the old Northern Thunderbird Air hangar, which burned down five years ago.
City lights up for Christmas

City lights up for Christmas

There may not have been any snow, but the festive spirit was still in the air Sunday afternoon as the city flipped the switch on Christmas lights at the Canada Games Plaza.