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The air quality advisory issued Wednesday afternoon for Vanderhoof has come to an end. "Elevated pollution levels are no longer expected or have moved out of the area," the Ministry of Environment said in an alert issued at 1:20 p.m.

Crown counsel is seeking somewhere in the middle between six and 13 years in prison for a man who participated in a home invasion in which an elderly woman was bound and gagged with duct tape.

Haldi school could be home to a new "high quality dog boarding kennel and daycare" as early as this summer if consultation with the community and rezoning before council goes well.

The Prince George RCMP are looking for the public's help in identifying a woman police believe has information that could further an investigation. She is described as caucasian, possibly in her 30's, about 168 cm (5'6") tall with brown hair.

Spots along Highways 97 and 16 are being reduced to single-lane-alternating to carry out vehicle recoveries, DriveBC said in updates issued this morning. One is occcuring 13 km north of Salmon Valley from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre's Moose Hide campaign will receive $24,000 from the provincial government, the the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation said this week. The funds can be spent over two years.

Tyner Boulevard became a lot brighter Tuesday night when the city lit up its new lease with BC Hydro for the first time. Almost three dozen lights now line the roadway after construction over the past week or so was finalized.

When it came down to voting James Moore in as the University of Northern B.C.'s next chancellor, its board of governors almost ended up with a split vote.

An air quality advisory was issued late Wednesday afternoon for Vanderhoof because of high concentrations of fine particulate matter that are expected to persist during the night.

Two men are facing one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking after Fraser Lake RCMP found 65 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of their car over the weekend.