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Klutter kingdom on City's radar

The City is keeping an eye on what appears to be an unsightly premise in the Hart Highway area of town.

Police bust crack shack

Police came down on another suspected drug house this morning, executing a search warrant on a residence in the 1100 block of Douglas Street at 1 a.m.
Body shop owners miffed at ICBC

Body shop owners miffed at ICBC

Wayne Sponagle can't do anything about ICBC's plan to raise vehicle insurance premiums in 2012, but he's offering some advice to vehicle owners with damage claims who want to keep the cost of auto body repairs down. Don't forget the little guys.

Blockade turns around biosolids truck

Opponents of a plan to spread biosolids on farmland near Salmon Valley won a round on Friday. About a dozen residents of the community formed a blockade on Wright Creek Rd.

Cocaine seized in Friday night bust

Two people were arrested after a Friday night drug bust that uncovered crack cocaine, cash and drug trafficking materials.

Market promises light afternoon

A lantern-making workshop will be held at the PG Farmers' Market Annex on Saturday afternoon in preparation for a "solstice soiree" 11 days later.

Lack of doctors leaves gap at GAT

Every Tuesday and Thursday, seniors walk through the doors of the Geriatric Assessment Unit at UHNBC with everything from broken bones to memory loss all looking for some rehabilitation and therapy - but the unit may be undergoing some major changes

McEwan named to immigration task force

Initiatives Prince George CEO Tim McEwan was among those named this week to a task force to review key provincial government programs in order to increase the number of skilled immigrants and investors in British Columbia.

Sleighs bells ring

The snow is falling and bells are ringing so it must be the time of year for Barkerville's annual old-fashioned Victorian Christmas. From Dec.
Bulk buying will cut cost of cataract lenses

Bulk buying will cut cost of cataract lenses

Cataract patients who require foldable lenses to correct their vision problems will likely be paying less for those lenses next year. That's because they will be buying them from the provincial health authority rather than their ophthamologist.