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Christmas shopping can be a hectic experience. The stores are crowded, the parking lots even more so and fellow shoppers less than merry.

B.C.'s Central Interior will feel the effects if a major meltdown of the European bank system comes to fruition, a Bank of Canada economist warned Wednesday.

Tis the season and the Child Development Centre's gift wrap booth is open outside of Sears at the Pine Centre Mall.

Brian Campbell couldn't believe the news he got Thursday morning when his wife passed him the phone.

Skating at the Prince George outdoor oval is unsupervised, so there are a few rules in place to ensure the rink - which is the size of about four hockey rinks - is shared safely for all. Last year, there were about 7,500 visitors to the oval.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share Friday. The dividend applies to common and class B common shares and is payable on Jan. 9 to shareholders of record on Dec. 19.

Prince George residents are invited to learn about their mobility rights and address concerns when the northern chapter of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association hosts a community breakfast Saturday morning.

Nine Prince George prospective chartered accountants passed the national uniform evaluation, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC) and the CA School of Business (CASB) said Friday.

They raised the money to build playgrounds, now the province is paying them back. Two Parent Advisory Councils in Prince George, one at Heritage elementary school and one at cole Lac des Bois, have been reimbursed $30,497 as part of a $2.

Prince George Search And Rescue is getting three times more money than usual from the provincial government this year.