Local News

There's still time to participate in the Healthy Families BC Walking Challenge and help Prince George win as much as $60,000. Whenever you've gone out for a walk, visit www.HealthyFamiliesBCWalkingChallenge.

The City of Prince George takes a pregnant pause today to raise awareness about a disorder affecting approximately nine in every 1,000 infants.

Prince George firefighters have their boots on the ground looking for a cure for muscular dystrophy.

A Prince George woman was sent to hospital after being beaten by a violent group of female robbers. The 35-year-old victim was jumped on Tuesday night at about 11:30 as she walked alone on Redwood Street not far from 20th Avenue.

Groups that provide crime prevention or crime remediation are eligible for a share of $500,000 from the provincial government.

Found: one crime scene. Wanted: one victim. Police know a violent assault took place at a house near downtown Prince George, but they don't know who got hurt or who inflicted the pain.

Construction of Boundary Road will be done on time, despite a wet summer which delayed construction, according to city project manager Bob Radloff. The 6.8 kilometre, $28 million project is slated to be complete by October, 2012.

The Rocky Mountain Rangers cadet corps are now underway with their yearly activities. The army-based youth group is free for anyone to take part in between the ages of 12 and 18 and is are based at the Connaught Youth Centre.

The Riverstone Bar and Grill is serving a 12-day closure for violating a provincial liquor regulation just a day before it was to start a previous suspension.

THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - A magnitude-6.7 earthquake has struck off the coast of Vancouver Island. The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 12:41 p.m. local time.