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Rio Tinto says it's committed to working with First Nations on Nechako River

Rio Tinto says it's committed to working with First Nations on Nechako River

Rio Tinto says they're committed to working with both the Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations following a Feb. 26 BC Supreme Court appeal decision regarding the two groups' aboriginal rights to fish the Nechako River watershed.
City prioritizing Hart sidewalk construction

City prioritizing Hart sidewalk construction

Councillor Trudy Klassen wants gap in pedestrian network fixed at busy roadway which she says creates a hazard for students walking to school
Prince George city council pushes back against short-term rental rules

Prince George city council pushes back against short-term rental rules

B.C. law that takes effect May 1st would limit short-term rentals to host’s primary residence and either a secondary suite or accessory dwelling
Prince George city council approves closing tax loophole for daycare centres in schools

Prince George city council approves closing tax loophole for daycare centres in schools

City council approves resolution it will take to North Central Local Government Association to ask province to find a way to collect those taxes
Prince George athlete wins top BC Winter Games award

Prince George athlete wins top BC Winter Games award

Nechako Karate Club member chosen for W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence at Games in Lhatko Quesnel
Indigenous man denied return of guns following seizure

Indigenous man denied return of guns following seizure

Charged with uttering threats to kill an animal or bird, Benjamin James Jackson had filed an affidavit that he needs the guns for sustenance hunting
First Nations' appeal for Nechako River rights partially upheld

First Nations' appeal for Nechako River rights partially upheld

Saik’uz and Stellat’en launched a case against Rio Tinto Alcan and the Province over impaired fishing rights. 
B.C. raising minimum wage 3.9 per cent as of June 1st

B.C. raising minimum wage 3.9 per cent as of June 1st

Province's lowest-paid workers in line for hourly wage increase from $16.75 to $17.40
Shots fired on Eighth Avenue, one person in custody

Shots fired on Eighth Avenue, one person in custody

The 9-1-1 call came in just before 9 a.m. on Monday. Police officers immediately flooded the area and the suspected was arrested less than five minutes later.
Northern BC man to serve jail time for child pornography

Northern BC man to serve jail time for child pornography

Tyler George Joseph Harroff, 21, will serve two concurrent eight-month jail sentences for recording and sharing videos on Snapchat of a minor being sexually assaulted.