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As of Thursday, the city has spent $5.96 million clearing snow from Prince George streets, according to city financial planning manager Kris Dalio. In February city council approved a $5.041 million snow removal budget.

Art Kaehn, director for Hixon-Woodpecker, was elected chairman of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George at the district board's inaugural meeting on Thursday. Prince George city councillor Dave Wilbur was elected vice-chairperson of the board.

After more than three years at the helm, Prince George Citizen publisher Hugh Nicholson is moving on. As of Jan. 4, Nicholson will start his new position as divisional manager for Glacier Media Group's Vancouver Island newspaper division.

To combat bullying, harassment and other threats to students and staff in B.C.

A record amount of precipitation for Dec. 16 could fall on Prince George by the end of the day. The mark to beat is 16 mm, set in 1976, and as of 10 a.m.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice found Nathan Constantine McNamara guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on a May 2009 camping trip to Chubb Lake, about 100 kilometres south of Prince George.

A Prince George man has been away since late November, giving concern to loved ones and police. Harvey Knippshild, 67, left his home on Westmount Drive on Nov. 24 and has not been seen or heard from since.

Prince George was hit with a heavy snowfall Friday but not likely not quite enough to set a record. As of 5 p.m. 13 cm had descended on the city, Environment Canada said, just shy of the record for Dec. 16 of 14.4 cm set in 2000.

When Prince George paramedics gave first aid to the issue of hungry citizens, the public responded to their lights and sirens.

Kopar Administration Ltd. has signed a five-year contract to deliver the provincial social development ministry's new employment program in Prince George.