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Council balks at licence refunds

Council balks at licence refunds

The city won't be writing cheques just yet to refund those who already paid the controversial business licence fee for residential rentals.
Mass job losses not expected in city's schools

Mass job losses not expected in city's schools

Prince George and District Teachers Association president Tina Cousins is not expecting the local school district to issue layoff notices on the scale seen in at least one Lower Mainland school district but is bracing for fallout from an expected bud

Grant rallies defence against plant invasions

Foreign plant species are the target of a $295,000 provincial grant to a locally based organization. The Northwest Invasive Plant Council is one of 29 groups across the province to share a $1.

Games gift deadline extended

Artists looking to have their work passed out to VIPs during the 2015 Canada Winter Games now have until May 19 to get involved.
Mom has her cake - and a ring, too

Mom has her cake - and a ring, too

Kristin Houghtaling got a diamond ring as an early Mother's Day present on Saturday. She only had to battle 14 other people and giant cake for it.
Pipeline opponents march downtown

Pipeline opponents march downtown

Approximately 100 people marched through downtown in opposition to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline on Saturday. The rally was organized by the Yinke Dene Alliance, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance.
Forty years after river tragedy

Forty years after river tragedy

Angie Walker was seven years old when her eldest brother David and seven friends went for a canoeing trip on the Willow River 40 years ago and never came back.
Fire guts shed

Fire guts shed

No injuries were reported following a Sunday afternoon structure fire on Old Cariboo Highway. The Pineview Volunteer Fire Department was assisted in putting out the blaze by volunteer departments from Ferndale, Tabor, Buckhorn, Red Rock and Beaverly.
Relay wraps up record year

Relay wraps up record year

Sunday morning's sunshine paled in comparison to the spirit of the participants in the 2014 Relay for Life after hearing they were well on their way to another record-breaking year.
Saving history

Saving history

As Prince George mourns one historic structure lost to a downtown fire, another landmark building from the city's distant past was saved from the wrecking ball. Taylor House, located at 1872 10th Ave.