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John Horgan took a giant step towards securing the provincial NDP leadership Tuesday and his local supporters are thrilled with the development.

Northern Development Initiative Trust is spreading the Small Town Love. The buy-local program originally launched in Quesnel last year by entrepreneur Amy Quarry to celebrate central and northern B.C.'s unique independent businesses.

A love of history has turned into a trip back in time for a Vanderhoof school. Mrs.

Students from the Northern Medical Program and runners from around central B.C. will be hitting the road on Sunday to raise money for local healthcare programs.

Prince George Public Library staff are expressing their gratitude after a local business stepped in to solve a problem. On the afternoon of April 3 a projector was stolen from the Bob Harkins branch's Keith Gordon room.

A man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and took her ex-spouse's car on a joy ride will serve an additional three months in jail. Brandt Kenneth Miller, 22, was sentenced to eight months in jail less five months time served plus one year probation in B.

For months, Dan Brooks and Rick Peterson have crisscrossed the province making their best pitch to members of the B.C. Conservative party.

Prince George low-income seniors and people with a terminal illness can get a legal hand with making a will at no cost. They can get the service by calling Access Pro Bono at 1-877-762-6664 and ask for the lawyer roster service.

Tax rates for homeowners will rise 2.5 per cent this year, while the majority of the remaining property classes will see a 2.33 per cent increase.

Local government leaders took their ideas for new ways of generating money for municipalities to Victoria last week. Prince George Coun. Murry Krause, who sits on the Union of B.C.