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Operation Red Nose had a record-breaking weekend, whisking 243 would-be drivers - and their passengers - safely home. That doubles last weekend's effort and tops the city's best-ever showing in 2012 of 222 rides.

The B.C. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is reminding pet guardians that the holidays – and the colder weather – can be hazardous for pets.

Work has wrapped on the second of two projects to create more parking at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. There are about 54 new parking spaces in the front visitor's lot after about $850,000 worth of work that began in June.

This winter will see a greener downtown. After putting out the call for artificial Christmas trees last year, the Downtown Business Improvement Association - Downtown P.G.

Dozens of people received chilli, hot chocolate, blankets and warm winter clothing at the Chili Blanket event on Saturday. The Northern Women's Forum hosted the 12th annual event at Wilson Square in front of the Prince George Courthouse.

Community leaders along Highway 16 were frustrated to see the province release its final report on the Missing Women Inquiry without any mention of urgently needed public shuttle buses.

A legal war chest to fight the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project in the courts is $13,000 richer following a fundraising event held in Prince George on Thursday night. It was hosted by Pull Together, a joint initiative of Sierra Club B.C.

A 3300-block Seton Cres. house has $300,000 in damage after a fire broke out Friday afternoon. Sixteen Prince George Fire Rescue firefighters from three halls were called to the scene, near the Valleyview neighbourhood in the Hart, shortly after 1 p.

The Association Advocating for Women and Children is $8,400 richer thanks to the Black and White Soiree. Soiree organizers Shannon Horrigan and Jacki Collyer presented a cheque this week to AWAC executive director Diane Nakamura for $7,414.

The city's unemployment rate stood at 4.5 per cent in November, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers released Friday, a 0.4-point decline from an already rock-bottom 4.9 per cent the month before.