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Two Prince George businesses are among the top-five finalists for the Small Business B.C. Awards. Both Game Quest and Shiraz Cafe and Restaurant made the cut in the people's choice category, organizers said this week.

As the City of Fort St. John prepares to unveil details of its long-awaited agreement with BC Hydro over the Site C dam, the District of Hudson's Hope is still working toward an agreement of its own with the utility.

Quietly standing in the alcove, under an awning or in a tent, the St. John Ambulance brigade volunteers provide an essential service to Prince George residents pretty much wherever a crowd gathers. But no one really notices them until they're needed.

The City of Prince George and an unnamed applicant are reaching out to Haldi Road homeowners to get their feedback on a proposal for the school.

A fiery, deadly collision about 15 kilometres south of Prince George left one person dead and closed Highway 97 in both directions late Wednesday afternoon.

A three-day gathering for family members of murdered and missing Aboriginal women and girls drew about 350 people to the Prince George Civic Centre this week, the provincial government said.

The Vanderhoof-based BID Group of Companies has landed a contract to built a state-of-the art sawmill in Newton, Mississippi.

BC Hydro and its contractors are hosting a job fair in Prince George on Mon., Feb. 22, noon to 7 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North, for workers interested in the Site C project.

Next year high school students can start taking courses at the college level. It's part of a new agreement between the College of New Caledonia, its Faculty Association and School District 57.

Construction of a 173-unit, $30 million seniors housing facility could begin on the site of Ron Brent Park as soon as April, following a decision on Monday night by city council.