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The members of the Prince George Naturalists Club don't just stop and smell the roses - they go out of their way to find them.

Calling all Kraft Hockeyville 2012 contenders. Winnipeg Jets NHL captain Andrew Ladd is asking all B.C. and Yukon communities to join the fun of nominating their community for the title of Hockeyville and the deadline is Jan. 31.

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell has been named the lead on the B.C. government's effort to help Burns Lake get back on its economic feet following the explosion and fire that destroyed the town's main employer.

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre proposed for downtown Prince George may not end up as tall as first envisioned.

Making tracks Join the Prince George Naturalists Club as they make tracks into Livingstone Springs Jan. 28. It will be an easy snowshoe led by Sandra Kinsey with lots of pauses to identify animal tracks and whatever else comes along.

Health professionals are once again being asked to donate their gently scrubbed scrubs, which will then be sold with proceeds supporting a CNC bursary for health sciences students.

After a week cooped up indoors away from the extreme cold, last weekend's pond hockey tournament was an ideal way to blow off some winter steam. The annual B.C.

The annual break from midwinter studies is set for Thursday at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). That's when the Northern Undergraduate Student Society (NUGSS) will be hosting Winterfest 2012.

Tatuk Lake is about a two hour drive south-west from Prince George, in the heart of Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park. This lake boasts of great kokanee and rainbow trout fishing.

Arthur WILLIAMS Citizen staff [email protected] The federal and provincial government announced $5.4 million in funding for construction of a dike along River Road on Tuesday. The proposed 3.