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Northern FanCon is honouring the tradition of pop-culture conventions with the first announcement of a celebrity special guest coming here next year.

Prince George RCMP arrested a New Brunswick man wanted for armed robbery Friday afternoon. According to police, Ronald Albert Canuel, 26, was taken into custody at 4 p.m. without incident.

Prince George is making inroads to aligning itself with another Chinese city. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed Friday at city hall with representatives from the visiting Suzhou City, from Anhui Province, China.

A new proposed green space for the downtown core is being put off another year. In the spring, the city announced its plans for a park behind the Wood Innovation and Design Centre, with construction scheduled for June.

Rogers Communications has doubled the amount of spectrum its Prince George customers can access on its wireless network. The city was among six in Western Canada where the company activated the additional spectrum this week.

A new survey is launching early next week to gauge how satisfied residents are with city customer service.

The message seems to be getting lost in delivery, but the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board is continuing to send the message to Canada Post that it should be consulting with the communities affected by changes to local post offices.

B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan and health critic Judy Darcy will be in Prince George Monday to host a public forum on health. During the event, running from 7 to 8 p.m.

Some of the property owners targeted by recent clean-up orders by the city are asking for more time. Commonwealth Campus Corporation's Dan McLaren is asking to have until the end of October to finish the work required on 231-233 George St.