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Almost 10 years after back-to-back floods swamped riverfront properties, Prince George is acting on recommendations to review risk areas and come up with community-supported solutions.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 5.7 per cent in March, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers issued Friday, up from 4.5 per cent for the same month last year.

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/riverside-land-owners-seek-erosion-prevention-investment-1.1819818 Work is about to begin on a long-awaited $1.

If Linda Parker ever thought the Prince George RCMP's Girls Run for Fun program would not become a tradition in the city, it was erased a long time ago.

Construction crews on the Site C dam failed to adequately control sediment and runoff into the Peace River, potentially hurting fish populations, Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) investigators have found.

A new child concussion resource is pooling symptom management and strategies into one place for parents, schools and coaches.

Prince George can have its own Pride Walk at a price tag of $3,000. The rainbow-coloured crosswalks use colour to signify safe spaces in the city and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the community.

The market for single-family homes is on the upswing according to the latest numbers from the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board. As of the end of March, 185 single-family homes exchanged hands for an average $293,577 each, working out to $54.

Canada Post says it's hired a new postmaster for its post office in Manson Creek, but the husband of the woman who previously held the position says it's not a done deal yet.

Crown counsel has approved charges against four people arrested earlier this week - including one previously implicated in an alleged kidnapping - as a result of an RCMP drug-related investigation.