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Earl Krushelnicki, the man behind Blues Underground, brings live bands to the city for concerts and dances, and also has 40 years of teaching experience He is running for a trustee position on the school board in Saturday's municipal election.

While snow blanketed the city Wednesday night, those with their names on the municipal ballot made one last push to connect with voters.

The first serious snowfall of this winter is on track to deliver as much as 30 centimetres by the time all is said and done, says Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele, and that's just at the airport.

On Saturday, Prince George heads to the polls to submit their ballot for the city's next municipal leaders and school trustees. Starting at 9 p.m., the Prince George Citizen online will be posting the results as they come in.

Prince George city councillor Brian Skakun is defending his decision to solicit money from Haldi Road area residents.

Twenty-two elementary children got a driving lesson they will never forget after school on Wednesday. They got to see what driving too fast for road conditions looked like when a car hurtled at them out of control on Chief Lake Road.

Family law reforms introduced this week by Attorney General Shirley Bond have won an endorsement from Northern Women's Centre coordinator Sarah Boyd-Noel.

Police in the region are involved in a pair of unrelated suspicious death investigations. In one case, a Dawson Creek matter, two men have been charged with second degree murder.

Philanthropy is defined as the practice of helping people who are less well-off than those who are providing the help.

Takysie Lake is south of Burns Lake, between Francois Lake and the Nechako Reservoir. It is known for its wild rainbow trout fishery and has several accommodation options. It is also a great family fishing lake.