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Getting your business to higher levels is a week-long focus in Prince George. The Innovation Central Society (ICS) is hosting three events to put local entrepreneurs in better touch with experienced business minds.

A public forum hosted by the Prince George branch of the United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC) drew about 60 people to the University of Northern British Columbia on Monday.

A 2.5 per cent increase to the city's operating budget will be up for debate Wednesday afternoon. City council will discuss the 2015 budget in council chambers, starting at 3:30 p.m.

A failed plan to amalgamate its Prince George and Kamloops affiliates is at the heart of the Habitat for Humanity conflict now before the B.C. Supreme Court, the Hearts and Hands for Homes Society indicated in a court document filed Friday.

The residents in the second phase of a sanitary sewer installation project in the Hart Highlands were applauded for their proactive approach in looking for funding for their upcoming construction work.

The recently completed community recreation services plan is set to guide future city council and staff decisions, according to city manager Beth James.

Volunteer firefighters spent their Sunday night battling a blaze that got away after a Pineview area homeowner lit a brush pile despite the windy weather. The initial call for help went out shortly after 5 p.m.

You can't see it, smell it or taste it. It's the second leading cause of lung cancer, right after smoking. It's radon gas, which is produced by the breakdown of uranium in the ground and can get into homes undetected.

Xtreme International Ice Racing thunders into the CN Centre on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. XiiR (Xtreme International Ice Racing) is a motorcycle racing tour on ice. Men and machines go from zero to 60 mph in under three seconds.

There is a need for more foster parents and especially for more aboriginal foster parents, according to the Ministry of Children and Family Development. More than 50 per cent of children in care in B.C.