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Sealcoating completed in Dunster and Valemount

A $1.5-million project to seal coat 34 kilometers of side roads in Dunster and Valemount has been completed, the provincial government said Thursday.

Girlfriend link challenged in ill-gotten gains case

The B.C. civil forfeiture directors' effort to secure nearly $270,000 in allegedly ill-gotten gains from a former Prince George man and his alleged girlfriend is continuing to wind its way through court.

Stranger danger for elementary school

Prince George RCMP are warning that a suspicious vehicle was seen near an local elementary school on Tuesday. The sighting occurred at Ron Brent elementary school on 17th Ave. near Victoria St.

Ill-gotten gains money available to anti-bullying groups

The proceeds of illegal activities forfeited by criminals are now available to fund anti-bullying projects in B.C.

UNBC researcher brings artful approach to medical research

Sarah de Leeuw had to check the calendar.
Students make the Legion their business

Students make the Legion their business

A class project by a group of UNBC business students is helping the Prince George Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 reinvent itself.
Swap shed shutting down

Swap shed shutting down

The regional district has decided that one man's junk isn't another man's treasure at the local landfill. As of Dec. 1, the public reuse facility at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill - better known as the swap shed - will be closed permanently.
Fake bomb found in alley

Fake bomb found in alley

An RCMP bomb squad was brought in from the Lower Mainland on Wednesday to deal with a suspicious device found in the South Fort George neighbourhood. Police received a call just after 8 a.m.

More dates added for pipeline hearings in Prince Rupert

The cross examination phase of the National Energy Board hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway project will now carry on until mid-May. The Joint Review Panel (JRP) examining the environmental assessment into the $6.
Hospital sees overcrowding

Hospital sees overcrowding

An unexpected influx of patients has created overcrowded conditions this week in the emergency room at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.