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Prince George's amateur hockey organizations are calling on city council to consider constructing a new arena for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

B.C. Liberal leadership candidate George Abbott will be in Prince George this evening, part of a final northern sweep before voting takes place Saturday.

Short of carving it in stone, officials at Hart Pioneer Centre say they are committed to keep the doors open for seniors despite funding problems arising from changes to the provincial gaming grants program.

British Columbia lumber shipments to China reached a new plateau in 2010, hitting 2.8 billion board feet and a value of $687 million, supplanting Japan as the province's No. 2 export destination.

The Crisis Centre for Northern B.C. is Centre is looking for more volunteers for phone line coverage. Training sessions are scheduled for March 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13. The Friday sessions run from 6 p.m to 9 p.m.

B.C.'s forestry watchdog gave Conifex Timber's Mackenzie operations a passing grade in an audit. The company met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act, the B.C. Forest Practices Board said in a report released Tuesday.

Mounties rushed to the aid of a young man being attacked by masked thugs in his home late at night. It was half past midnight on Saturday when three assailants came through the man's door at a residence in the 3600 block of 4th Avenue.

The B.C. Arts Council approved $131,000 in grants for three Prince George organizations.

The Prince George Farmers' Market is seeking $20,000 in funding from the city and regional district to upgrade its location at the corner of Third Avenue and George Street.

Traffic roundabouts are designed to reduce traffic congestion and to keep traffic flowing smoothly, said RCMP Const. Lesley Smith. Motorists need to watch for, and obey the traffic control devices like 'yield' or 'stop', Smith said.