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Camping enthusiasts can now book their spots on the Berg Lake trail and the Bowron Lake canoe circuit. The BC Parks online reservation system, which began accepting requests for the two popular destinations on Tuesday, can be found at www.

The federal government has contributed more than $180,000 to provide training for the northern B.C. mining sector.

The Prince Rupert Port Authority has reached an agreement with the Coast Tsimshian First Nations that is meant to provide more certainty on a major container-handling expansion.

Three generous gifts by Prince George lumber firms has solidly laid a foundation for the northern cancer lodge as a home for future patients of the B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North.

With the help of someone who spent most of his formative years in one, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) students gained a glimpse of life in a refugee camp on Tuesday.

Canadian Tire will supply the paint, alone or in partnership with other donors, to restore Masich Place Stadium. Local Canadian Tire owner Selen Alpay contacted The Citizen to extend the offer through to the City of Prince George.

The city will spend $35,000 to have a concept design created for a fourth arena at the Kin Centre following a City of Prince George council meeting discussion on Monday.

Coun. Brian Skakun admitted to leaking confidential documents to a local media outlets but maintained he was unaware he may have violated privacy legislation when he took to the stand during his trial in provincial court this afternoon.

The city's business community is banking on a new set of representatives. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce elected its board of directors at its annual general meeting Wednesday night. Gaurav Parmar is now president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Japanese tradition holds that anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be blessed by that holy animal in Japanese mythology. Senbazuru, strings of colourful paper cranes, are often given as wedding presents and hung in the home for good luck.