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With a payment of $100,000, Rio Tinto completed its $500,000 pledge to UNBC's Northern Medical Programs Trust on Thursday.

A Prince George man has invented a golden variation on our two national sports. What artist Jean Jacques Gigure has designed is an adaptation to hockey (ice or inline) and lacrosse.

A researcher at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has been recognized for her work with arctic communities and for her respect for the traditional knowledge of northern peoples.

Local municipal leaders are taking a cautious approach to the proposed creation of a B.C. municipal auditor general.

A three-year feasibility study on the introduction of curbside recycling in Prince George has been canned, following legislation changes introduced by the province in May.

Biosolids are now being spread on a property in Red Rock and the work has been going on for about a week, city utilities manager Marco Fornari said Tuesday. "We've had some minor delays due to the heavy rains," he said.

Enbridge says $400 million on goods and services during the construction phase would be spent in the Central B.C. region - from Prince George to Smithers - if the Northern Gateway Pipeline goes ahead.

Prince George was home to one of B.C.'s largest year-over-year declines in the number of Employment Insurance (EI) recipients, according to June numbers released by Statistics Canada.

Most details have been withheld, but police are now assuring the public that a mysterious death this week at the Connaught Motor Inn was not due to foul play.

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round on the Kiwanis Yellow School Bus at The Pine Centre Mall. This bus will be loaded with school supplies for students who may find themselves in need, said Sandra Raymont, marketing manager.