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Vandals caused $10,000 in damage to the Hillstop Truck and Car Wash in Vanderhoof over Christmas. At approximately 12:20 a.m. on Dec. 24 a dark-coloured Ford F-150 pickup truck with three occupants was seen near the carwash.

Dec. 22 Larry John Heppner was prohibited from driving for one year and fined $500 plus a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited or licence suspended under the Motor Vehicle Act. Dec.

Former Victoria Towers tenants who are still waiting for their rent and damage deposits to be returned must file complaints with the residential tenancy branch before the government can step in.

A Prince George man living on a disability income was given a scare when told he might have to wait another nine months before the provincial government would cover the cost of a new pair of glasses.

Four of Vancouver's former mayors joined voices recently to call for an end to the prohibition of marijuana. Their call was echoed this week by the province's medical health officers in their own statement of support.

With the help of a program aimed at young entrepreneurs, a University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) business school graduate is developing a smartphone application that helps you decide what to purchase based on your mood.

Damage deposits and rent are still owed to tenants who were forced out of Victoria Towers by fire in early November, despite previous assertions to the contrary quoted in The Citizen.

Prince George-based Barker Minerals Ltd. said Friday it has completed an agreement to purchase the Spanish Creek Property mineral claim near Williams Lake.

While controversy hovers around a proposed women's addiction treatment centre at the former Haldi Road elementary school, another proposed centre is facing a major hurdle.

A woman was sentenced Wednesday in Prince George provincial court to a day in jail and 18 months probation after police located a .45 calibre pistol in her waistband when the pickup truck she was in was pulled over in July.