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The annual Nechako River Float took place this weekend and the bad weather made for a good time, at least for rescuers on the Nechako River.

As a 30-year-old man, Bruce Hawkenson could easily be called an idealist.

Burnaby-based engineering firm R.F. Binnie & Associates Ltd. (Binnie) has set up shop in Prince George. The firm's office at 1448 6th Ave.

Seeley Lake is a small, shallow lake nestled in the spectacular Hazelton Mountains. Aprovincial park borders its shoreline and provides good facilities for daytrips and overnight camping. Large cutthroat trout can be found in Seeley Lake.

Recent third-party testing and analysis of the biomass gasification system at University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has concluded the plant is one of the cleanest in North America. Supplied and installed by Nexterra Systems Corp.

After a busy week at the Prince George blood donor clinic, Prince George has experienced a leap in numbers, bringing its overall results up from 94 per cent in Week 2 to 102 per cent in Week 3.

Prince George is not on the initial list of northern communities which will host a Missing Women Commission of Inquiry forum. From Sept. 12 to Sept.

The wilderness police want legitimate hunters, backcountry users and rural residents to set their sights on poachers. The need for public observation is massive: more than 1,000 square kilometres.

Proposed changes to provincial recycling legislation have put curbside recycling on hold in Prince George.

An attack in a city park put two stab wounds into a local man's arm when he refused to give a robber his cell phone. The incident happened Sunday night in Fort George Park. Police were called at about 7 p.m.