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'No one dies today'

A walk will be held in Prince George as part of International Peace Day. Set for Sunday, it starts at 11 a.m.
Highway of Tears work still intact: AG

Highway of Tears work still intact: AG

B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton is disputing a claim that the Highway of Tears investigation has been gutted. "There was no reduction in 2012/13 for investigations into missing women, as reported in the media," Anton said in a statement.
MP hopeful steps back from Games

MP hopeful steps back from Games

The 2015 Canada Winter Games team has parted ways with the man in charge of pulling in funds for the two-week event. As of last Friday, Todd Doherty was no longer the 2015 Games' director of revenue generation.
District tight-lipped on back to school details

District tight-lipped on back to school details

The school district is waiting for the proposed contract with teachers to be ratified before letting parents know when schools will reopen. Teachers are to vote today on whether to approve the latest offer from the provincial government.
Literacy advocate to make case to MLAs

Literacy advocate to make case to MLAs

A group of provincial politicians are converging on the city tonight, gathering feedback on the 2015 budget.
Picnic shelters no more

Picnic shelters no more

There are no current plans to replace the recently removed picnic shelters at Fort George Park. The shelters were installed in the early 1980s, said public works director Bill Gaal, and had "reached the end of their useful life.

Poll offers help for votes

The Citizen asked readers the following question in a recent online poll: What incentive do you think would work best to increase voter turnout in local elections? Here are the results.

Writer, poet, shares at CNC tonight

Gillian Wigmore has a nationally renowned way of arranging words, and that has now caused her some challenges in arranging her schedule. She starts that process tonight at CNC's Stan Shaffer Theatre at 7 p.m.

Barkerville receives storage upgrade

Phase two of the Barkerville Reserve Collection Storage project sees the retrofitting of two sizeable early-20th century structures on Barkerville's back street as the Lowhee and Butterfield Barns are used to house almost 200,000 artifacts and other

More jail time given for drunken brawl

A Prince George man will spend a further 10 months in jail for breaking a man's jaw during an alcohol-fueled melee at an area mobile home park. Gordon Theodore Peltz, 37, was issued the term Monday at the Prince George courthouse by B.C.