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A Tachie resident is in custody following a stabbing death Sunday on the reserve west of Fort St. James. Both the 33-year-old suspect and the 31-year-old victim were known to each other, Fort St. James RCMP said.

Construction on the city's downtown Renewable Energy System began at Second Avenue and George Street Monday morning. The project, which will link the courts at Plaza 400, is expected to be complete by October.

The Summerfest lineup was long for people anxious to grab a slab of the Citizen's massive 100th birthday cake.

Best bang for your buck, bike shop, butcher, bank or barbershop and pretty much anything else that could be a favourite is on the list in the annual Readers' Choice Awards. Voting goes until July 23 and can be done online through www.

The city started cleaning up its property across from city hall this week in an effort to improve the general look of the area and downtown, said city spokesman Michael Kellett. "We're walking the talk," he said.

Mayor Lyn Hall and local MLAs Mike Morris and Shirley Bond helped The Citizen celebrate its 100th anniversary by hoisting The Citizen flag at city hall on Friday.

There's no grand-scale once-in-a-lifetime world-traveling exotic wish on a local 10-year-old's list. Cyris Van Dijk just wants to hang around Prince George and look for agates so he can watch the sun shine through them.

A proposed beef processing plant could put Prince George on the list of federally-inspected centres, but first producers need to provide a plan.

Purden Lake Provincial Park is hosting Parks Day celebrations on Saturday. Events include sandcastle building contests, scavenger hunts, horseshoe throwing contests, games, nature bingo, nature walks, and interpretive programs.

WorkSafeBC has fined Mission-based contractor $8,443.08 after a worker sustained serious injuries whole working on a bridge deck near Mackenzie. Platinum Stone Contracting Ltd.