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After targeting a neighbouring constituency in November, an advocacy group calling for reforms to the province's electoral financing laws will be sending postcards in the next week or so promoting its cause to voters in Prince George-Mackenzie.

Firefighters rushed to put out a new fire at the Meadowbrook Apartments on Friday afternoon. They did not find the fourth suspicious fire there in recent weeks, however.

It's not the first time it's happened to me and it probably won't be the last.

Prohibited weapons and drugs were found by police during a raid on a Redwood Street home.

Dr. Gwynne Dyer's delayed northern B.C. November speaking is back on in the new year. The world-renowned international affairs expert returns to Prince George Friday, Feb. 10 to lecture on the Arab Spring and recent developments in the MIddle East.

The Croft Hotel is closed this week and part of next due to a Liquor Control and Licensing Branch infraction. A notice of closure was posted on the Prince George bar's front door on Wednesday advising of a 10-day shutdown.

Jan. 5 Cade Timothy Belanger was sentenced to 59 days in jail and one year probation for two counts of theft $5,000 or under. Belanger had credit for one day time served prior to sentencing.

A retired teacher and prominent member of the city's Sikh community was the victim of the fatal house fire for which a local man faces a charge of arson.

Warm-cold, warm-cold. For days this trend has turned roadways into skating rinks and imperiled motorists who don't drive accordingly. Crashes on streets, highways, even railway crossings in the region have had the icy conditions as a factor.

In a bid to douse their smouldering tobacco habits, more and more northern B.C. residents are reaching for the phone to dial 811.