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Fraser Report rankings for local schools

On Monday the Fraser Institute released its annual ranking of B.C. elementary schools. A total of 22 local schools were amoung the 860 schools ranked in the province.

Air quality advisory issued

The Ministry of Environment and the Northern Health Authority issued an air quality advisory for Prince George today.

Prince George lawyer beat ICBC in photocopying squabble

Page-by-page, nickel-by-nickel, local personal injury lawyer Garth Wright has won a victory in an ongoing battle with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) that could really add up.

Highway 97 project an award winner

Work on Highway 97 south of Prince George has earned an engineering firm an award.

Firefighters cut down Lakeland fire

Lakeland Mill was the site of a fire on Sunday morning that took all morning to put entirely out. Prince George Fire Rescue Service sent crews to battle the blaze at about 8 a.m. and they remained on the scene until approximately 2 p.m.

More financial support for grandparents on the way

Raising a child comes with many added stresses, not to mention a bigger financial burden for the parents, so when circumstances force grandparents into the same role, the burden gets amplified even more.

Highway 16 West reopened just east of Bednesti

Highway 16 West was reopened to single lane traffic one kilometre east of Bednesti at 9 a.m. today, about seven hours after a fully-loaded chip truck caught fire forced the stretch to be closed.

P.G. schools below average: Fraser Institute

Fifteen out of 22 local schools ranked below the provincial average in the Fraser Institute's annual report card on elementary schools, released on Monday.
What Degerness would look like today

What Degerness would look like today

Only days after his 19th birthday, a composite sketch has been unveiled of what Lucas Degerness would likely look like today. Degerness has been missing since he failed to come home from school on June 7, 2007.

Willey family so far silent on CPC report

The family of Clay Alvin Willey still has not responded to the report released this week examining the police handling of Willey's death.