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To ensure no child is deprived of a summer camp experience, Ness Lake Bible Camp is holding Cans for Kids. On Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., take your aluminum cans to the Nechako Bottle Depot on 1st Avenue.

Two weather records were set in May according to a synopsis for the month from Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele. The four centimetres of snow that fell on May 21 broke the old record for the day of 0.

Citizen reporter Gordon Hoekstra captured Canada's top award for investigative journalism over the weekend. Hoekstra secured the Canadian Association of Journalist's Don McGillivray Award for Investigative Journalism for his story Downtown Fix.

RCMP in Smithers are dealing with a paint can arsonist. Cst. J.R.

The B.C. Liberals government isn't caving on caving legislation - for now. Forests minister Pat Bell told the Province Saturday that, while he hasn't reviewed a private members bill calling for additional rules to protect B.C.

On June 6, 1944, Canadian, British and U.S. forces invaded German-occupied Normandy, and opened the second front that resulted in the German surrender on May 8, 1945.

More than 100 youth and volunteers from the Prince George area are expected to attend the North East Regional Youth Forum Tuesday at the Civic Centre.

Prince George RCMP attended an assault report in the 2000 block of Pine Street about 7:30 a.m. Monday. A caller advised police she had found a male covered in blood at her door step. It was apparent that the male had been assaulted.

The anti-HST petition has been signed by 10 per cent of all the 85 ridings in B.C. Seventy-one of the ridings are over the 15 per cent mark and 600,000 people from all over B.C have signed the petition.

The Elizabeth Fry Society is launching this year's Adopt a Shelter and a House Campaign at Canadian Tire for the month of June. In July, the campaign continues at both Boston Pizza locations.