Local News

Before turning to the courts, former municipal employee Carlene Keddie first approached the provincial privacy commissioner with her complaint that the city breached her privacy by releasing confidential information to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.

The B.C. Ministry of Environment is continuing efforts in Prince George to try to pinpoint the source of odours that Millar Addition residents say are an irritant and a health concern.

A Prince George lawyer is expressing relief at the province's decision to restore funding for auxiliary and part-time courtroom sheriffs.

Celebrations filled Fort George Park to mark the 15th National Aboriginal Day on Tuesday.

The union representing 700 workers at Finning's operations in B.C. and The Yukon say that a strike will start at 4 p.m. "We met with Finning again today, and continue to be available for meetings - we are working for a fair contract.

Approximately 300 metres of operational telephone wire was clipped from a Prince George phone line early Monday morning, most likely so thieves could sell the copper on the scrap metal market.

The girl struck by a vehicle on the Hart Highway, Tuesday afternoon, is alive but has been flown to hospital in Vancouver.

The family of missing Vanderhoof girl Madison Scott have issued a reward. They hope a financial incentive will break loose a new angle in the case and bring some closure to the mystery that has gripped them and the town since May 28.

A 25-year-old man has died after a collision in Quesnel. At 8 a.m. Monday morning, Quesnel RCMP and the Cariboo Chilcoton Traffic Services Unit responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck near Safeway in Quesnel.

The annual Father's Day Show 'n' Shine, present by Cruisin' Classics, was held Sunday at Fort George Park. Check out The Citizen's photo gallery of the event at www.pgcitizen.ca.