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Finavera Wind Energy Inc. has reached a memorandum of understanding with the McLeod Lake Indian Band for the development of the company's four wind projects in the B.C. Peace region.

The eighth annual Interfaith Symposium will be tackling the role of women in building healthy societies. This year's symposium will feature Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Christian and aboriginal speakers addressing the common issue of women's role in society.

A man was rescued from the fast, frigid waters of the Fraser River on Wednesday morning. How the man got into the river is not yet known, but first responders were alerted at about 11:05 a.m. to the man flailing and yelling for help in the current.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development is providing $1.4 million this year to fund a busary program for youth formerly in government care.

Bear sightings in the city are down by two-thirds compared to this time last year, according to statistics released by Northern Bear Awareness.

Downtown merchants have banded together to entice residents of Prince George to make their way to the heart of the city to see what the stores have to offer.

A step-by-step approach to combating Parkinson's disease will be taken later this month when a "superwalk" will be held to raise money for research and support of its victims. Set for Sept.

The provincial government is providing $200,000 to the B.C. Lung Association to expand and continue its wood stove exchange program in communities throughout B.C.

A dump truck doing work on the Boundary Road connector project downed some hydro lines on Wednesday afternoon, creating fear that individuals could be electrocuted. At about 3 p.m.

A lone man pedalled off with $10,000 in merchandise in the smash and grab of a downtown store early Tuesday morning. The Michael's Jewelers alarm was triggered at 5:23 a.m. when glass was smashed out of the Parkwood Place store on 15th Avenue.