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In a tradition that has lasted nearly 10 years, the Prince George Quilters Guild donated one of their creations to the Prince George RCMP's victim services unit this week.

The College of New Caledonia hosted the annual Seal in a Smile program for children in School District 57. This year the program saw children in Kindergarten through Grade 7 from Nusdeh Yoh, which is the aboriginal choice school.

Police and fire investigators combed the remnants of an abandoned building Saturday after crews fought to save two downtown buildings from heavy smoke and flames Friday night.

Despite an "almost perfect storm of problems", UNBC president Daniel Weeks said the university will weather the current year without any cuts to its operating budget but annual deficits of around $4 million loom in the near-term.

A Prince George-area campaigner against the use of herbicides in the region's forests is pointing to the Little Bobtail Lake wildfire to support his position. With the 25,000-hectare fire contained, James Steidle of Stop the Spray B.C.

Guerilla knitters and crocheters are calling all like-minded crafters to join the Two Rivers Gallery Yarn Bomb Squad to help commemorate the city's 100th anniversary by adorning 100 trees with woolen creations.

The provincial government invested $500,000 in 81 new licensed childcare spaces in Prince George, which is part of the Major Child Care Capital Program, under the BC Early Years Strategy. The funds will go to the YMCA of Northern B.C.

For the third time in 15 years, Prince George will play host to the Minerals North mining conference. The news was disclosed on Thursday night during this year's edition of Minerals North being held in Mackenzie.

Smoke was coming from a home in the 6700 block of Westmount Crescent at about 11 a.m. Friday morning as Prince George Fire Rescue arrived on scene.

Ian Hewlett donates blood for the 74th and final time at the Prince George Canadian Blood Services Clinic Thursday. This was the last day for the blood donor clinic in Prince George, in operation for 17 years.