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In wait for your wallet

Local thieves are finding baskets of opportunity to steal from local shoppers. Two victims have come to the attention of RCMP, one robbed on Saturday and one on Sunday, at two separate retail outlets in Prince George.

Local organizations get something back

More than $40,000 was presented to several local organizations during the Prince George Community Foundation's fall reception at Exploration Place Tuesday. The recipients included the Central B.C.

MLA Simpson posting travel expenses on his website

Cariboo North independent MLA Bob Simpson is now posting copies of his travel expense claim forms on his website, a move the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is applauding.

Handgun at pub incident yields jail time

A Prince George man was sentenced to nearly 10 months in jail Monday for a June incident in which he was seen trying to enter a local pub with a loaded handgun.
UNBC professor helps Kitimat prepare for smelter expansion

UNBC professor helps Kitimat prepare for smelter expansion

With the northwest town of Kitimat prepared for one of the largest industrial expansions in the history of Northern B.C., a University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) geography professor is poised to help the community make its transition.

Harding signs name to human rights

A local activist is signing up for the Amnesty International initiative 'Write for Rights' taking place Saturday.

Northern Health fills psychiatry, emergency positons

Prince George is now home to three new psychiatrists and a fourth is on the way to establishing a practice in Prince Rupert. And there are no longer any vacancies for the emergency medicine doctors in Prince George at UHNBC.
Nechako Rotary raffle helps cancer patients

Nechako Rotary raffle helps cancer patients

A sold-out Mustang raffle has turned into a hair-raising experience that will benefit cancer patients.
Harris defends time spent in the Okanagan

Harris defends time spent in the Okanagan

Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris says he continues to maintain a rental home in Prince George although he admits to spending "as much time as I'm able to in the Okanagan" where his wife has owned property for about a decade.

Pipeline panel in Prince George next month

A date has been set for the Joint Panel Review's (JRP) appearance in Prince George to hear from the public about Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal. The JRP will be in at the Ramada Hotel on Wed., Jan. 18, 6 p.m.