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Grade 6 and 7 students from L'ecole Heather Park race in a soap box derby Tuesday. There were 10 cars racing which were built by the students in teams of four. They each took turns racing the cars down a slope behind Kelly Road Secondary.

Starting from where her body was found slightly more than nine years ago, a walk in memory of Aielah Saric Auger will be held today. At 7 a.m.

Prince George RCMP are on the lookout for a man suspected of trying to lure a 12-year-old girl into his pickup truck on Tuesday morning.

The writ hasn't dropped but with the House of Commons rising for the summer, momentum is gathering for riding associations preparing to field candidates in the next federal election.

Local RCMP added to the fun when a "police-themed" birthday party was held for a local boy. North District RCMP Cpl. Dave Tyreman and Prince George RCMP Cst.

School District 57's rural education committee will organize community consultations in September and October to address rural education models and funding.

A former North District RCMP second-in-command will be taking over the top job at the detachment. Now the RCMP's Officer in Charge of Central Alberta Operations, Chief Supt.

It won't be a glamourous one, but a conversation is coming about how the City of Prince George pays for its new vehicles. Currently, when parts of the fleet need replacing, the city enters into a five-year lease with the Municipal Finance Authority.

Rachel Burns knees gave out Saturday, 16 kilometres south of Clinton on Highway 97. She needed a break from the gruelling grind she'd endured on her road bike, one that began four months ago in southern Florida.

Duchess Park secondary school parents are asking the school board to reconsider a report's recommendation to remove its french immersion program.