Local News

Master swordsman Braun McAsh is in town to teach choreographed sword play. Check out the video at www.pgcitizen.ca.

Jen Farrell, the author of a collection of short stories, The Devil You Know, will be at the College of New Caledonia during the Caledonia Writers' Series on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 1-306.

Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community executive director Marshall Smith has left his position, effective Thursday. Smith said his sudden departure was a mutual decision by himself and the board of directors.

Raghu Lokanathan will be returning to the Caf Voltaire stage at Books & Co., tonight at 8 p.m. If you've never heard Lokanathan before, you must attend this show. If you're an old fan, you're already nodding in agreement.

For the fourth consecutive year the CN Centre has been nominated in the major facility of the year under 8,000 seats category of the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry.

World travelling singer songwriter Martyn Joseph went to get his hair cut in Victoria the other day mid-tour.

Mayor Dan Rogers said he and other members of local government were given a lot of input on who to hire as the new RCMP top cop. It was their choice as well as that of Mountie management to promote Terrace detachment commander Insp.

After a couple of years of medium to poor crops in the local area, some cautious hope is germinating in all this snow.

Those who have always wanted to learn to thrust, parry and cut with a long sword and rapier are in luck - a master swordsman has passed his skills on to Prince George.

Renovations to the laboratory and imaging department at University Hospital may not seem like such giant steps, but they are vital in improving services relating to needs of the new BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.