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Northern Gateway could build a greenhouse along its proposed pipeline route to speed up the process of restoring any rare plants disturbed during construction.

The College of New Caledonia's support staff workers are sticking with their plan to go ahead with a strike vote on Wednesday. However, the union is hoping to avoid a walkout which could potentially close the college to students.

The endangered population of Caribou living north of Prince George and south of Dawson Creek got some help from the provincial government this week.

The disappearance of a program announced to honour late veterans led to questions over whether or not Operation Remembrance was forgotten. The program, which began in Surrey, was brought up north by then-Prince George-Omineca MLA John Rustad.

It could take generations for some areas along the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline route to be restored to its natural state.

Firefighters from three halls responded to a structure fire on the 2700 block of Sanderson Road at 2:43 p.m. Thursday. The fire was located on the outside of the house. A neighbour noticed it and alerted the occupants and extinguished the fire.

The economic impact of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will be significant - except when it's not. Intervener Brenda Gouglas of the Fort St.

Prince George RCMP are urging those who call the 911 emergency line to refrain from abandoning their calls after police were sent to a report of a man wielding a handgun that turned out to be something much more harmless.

There were starts on 23 new single-detached homes in Prince George and area last month, according to the latest update from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

A 47-year-old man was arrested after a video camera was found in the women's restroom of a downtown retailer, Prince George RCMP said. Police were called to the scene on Monday at 2 p.m. where they seized the camera.