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In what Mayor Shari Green called a "regressive and reactionary move," city council went ahead with the repeal of the controversial business licence fee for residential rental properties.

A pillar of the community was recognized posthumously for his work by having a park named after him Monday. Bob Martin was on council as an alderman in the 1970s and a welding instructor at the College of New Caledonia.

Two initiatives announced by Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford in Prince Rupert earlier this month to engage First Nations in the development of energy infrastructure projects, like pipelines, have received a lukewarm welcome from two local ab

The cofounder of Community Forests International met with tree planters in the Prince George region this weekend to seek their help planting the seeds of a better life for people half a world away.

Perch a crown on top of those majestic locks, dress in royal finery and take the throne of the heir apparent during the fourth annual Prince and Princess Tea and Parade at the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.

New experiences come quite easily to some but for others it can be daunting. The Prince George Council of Seniors is hosting a Seniors Transit Tea Tuesday, June 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The city will ask the province for permission to write off some unpaid property taxes after a mistake left a community group with an outstanding bill.

The group championing a performing arts centre is hoping to sway public opinion in their favour.

Bill Zwiers was only six years old during the Hongerwinter (Hunger Winter) of 1944-45, which saw about 22,000 people starve to death in the Nazi-occupied western provinces of the Netherlands.

Highway 16 near Tete Jaune Cache will remain closed until noon on Monday due to a Saturday mudslide. Drive B.C. reports the mudslide occurred two kilometres east of the junction with Highway 5.