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The city will need to increase its property tax levy 3.5 per cent to maintain service levels and funding for contractual commitments, according to a staff report that will go before city council tonight during it's opening budget discussion meeting.

Several windows were broken at Heather Park middle school early Saturday morning, said Prince George RCMP. Video surveillance showed a group of suspects approaching the school at 7151 Heather Park Rd., at 3:41 a.m., police said.

The Prince George RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested three individuals Wednesday at about 10 p.m. after a stolen snowmobile was seen in the bed of the truck they were driving. The CRT has been conducting surveillance on a known criminal hotspot.

For the past 64 years the first week in February has traditionally been White Cane Week in Canada. The mission is to promote awareness about blindness and visual impairment.

Recommendations made to keep snowmobilers safe

An economist from a left-wing think tank said the harmonized sales tax a step in the right direction during a UNBC symposium on the issue, but added there is room for improvement, particularly in softening the impact on low-income earners.

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. has reported it has closed the acquisition of the QR Mine, mill and its associated assets in the Williams Lake area.

The Prince George Italian Club has been holding fundraising events for worthy community causes. The 50-member club has donated a television and four night stands, valued at $1,200 to the pediatrics unit at University Hospital for Northern B.C.

A Relief-for-Haiti dance is being held to raise funds to be passed on to the Canadian Red Cross. Presented by P.G. Singles and Friends Social Group, the dance will be held Feb. 27 at Columbus Community Centre beginning at 7 p.m.

CN has announced it plans to establish a new $100-million logistics park in Rocky View County northeast of Calgary.