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Legislation to make Ancient Forest a provincial park introduced

Legislation to make Ancient Forest a provincial park introduced

Following on Premier Christy Clark's announcement the day before , a bill was introduced in the provincial legislature Wednesday to designate the Ancient Forest a provincial park.
Audit calls for improvements in regional district purchasing practices

Audit calls for improvements in regional district purchasing practices

The Fraser-Fort George Regional District has some room for improvement in the way it handles day-to-day purchasing, the Auditor General of Local Government said Wednesday.
Two killed in collision east of Tete Jaune Cache

Two killed in collision east of Tete Jaune Cache

Both the driver of a commercial transport truck and of a sport utility vehicle were killed Wednesday morning in a collision on Highway 16 about four kilometres east of Tete Jaune Cache.
Anthropology in our backyards talk Tuesday

Anthropology in our backyards talk Tuesday

To find out how ebola, the oil sands, and standards of environmental and human health can affect reaction in communities, Craig Candler, director of the Firelight Group in Victoria, offers a free lecture at the University of Northern BC Tuesday from
Federal grant for mushroom research at UNBC

Federal grant for mushroom research at UNBC

As UNBC's Chow Lee and his team of researchers got a federal grant of almost $400,000 for equipment to further studies of local mushrooms as potential cancer and diabetes fighters, the professor welcomed two keen students into the lab.
Softwood lumber deal, LNG top priorities: Clark

Softwood lumber deal, LNG top priorities: Clark

Part 1 in a two-part series Scoring some big natural resources goals and advancing aboriginal relations to unprecedented levels will be the primary focus of the provincial government in the coming year.
Former detective newest addition to Conservation Office

Former detective newest addition to Conservation Office

It's a big change from breaking up people smuggling rings in the Netherlands to confronting a organized wildlife poaching scheme in the heart of British Columbia, but the latest addition to the Conservation Officer Service's major investigation unit
Statcan hiring census takers

Statcan hiring census takers

Statistics Canada is looking for 82 people to help gather information in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District for this year's census.
Video: Citizen's exclusive interview with Premier Christy Clark

Video: Citizen's exclusive interview with Premier Christy Clark

Frank Peebles, Prince George Citizen reporter, sat down for an exclusive interview with Premier Christy Clark Tuesday after she made the announcement the Ancient Forest will become a provincial park, which is a significant step toward designating it
Names released of two who vanished into Salmon River

Names released of two who vanished into Salmon River

Prince George RCMP released Tuesday the names of the two men who went missing in the Salmon River a bit more than a week ago. They are Ryan Everett Jenkins, 36, of Salmon Valley and Brandon Warren Lawrence, 31.