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Safe end to long weekend traffic

No one in the RCMP North District region was seriously injured on the highways over the Canada Day weekend. Measured from Thursday at 4 p.m. until Sunday night at midnight, the roads of the north were clear of major motor vehicle incidents.
Garbage is hard to resist, even for the well-fed bear

Garbage is hard to resist, even for the well-fed bear

There are fewer nuisance bears being killed in the city this year, and fewer overall complaints, but there is one thing still causing conflicts between the animals and residents.

Water study set for Haldi Lake Road

Concerns over water supply for the Haldi Road contentious women's addiction treatment centre is being put to the test.

Deadline nears for property taxes

Homeowners and businesses will have until the end of this week to pay their property taxes. If you fail to pay by Friday at 5 p.m., you'll be hit with a five-per-cent penalty. They can be paid online at www.city.pg.bc.

Continuing Education Program Expands

The Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community announced three more residents as graduates of the centre's continuing education program, having been awarded their high-school equivalent B.C. Adult Dogwood certificate.

Four lotto retailers have licenses pulled

Lottery ticket purveyors are speaking out after being punished following a sting operation that resulted in a staff member selling a ticket to a minor.
Flooded Peace residents eligible for aid

Flooded Peace residents eligible for aid

Residents in Peace country whose home and property were damaged by floods and mudslides last month will be eligible for Disaster Financial Assistance. On Tuesday B.C.

Hit and run injures one

Police had one man in custody after a hit-and-run crash which sent an SUV spinning into a parked car Tuesday afternoon Heather Palfenier said she was driving south on Pine Street, on her way to pick up her son, when her black Nissan Xterra SUV was hi

Three-grade classrooms worries McBride parent

A McBride parent is raising concerns about a plan to put three grades of students into each of two classrooms at the community's elementary school.
Keep it Canadian for a good cause

Keep it Canadian for a good cause

Canadians should use Canadian products to raise funds for Canadian causes - at least that's what local business man Terry Campbell thinks. And he's so convinced of his belief, he's put his creative energies into just such a product.