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The Keg has changed hands. For its entire existence in Prince George - it opened in 1976 - it has been under the watch of franchisee Kelly Nordin but when he passed away in 2012 it was held by the parent company until a new site-owner could be found.

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce has come out against the incoming new provincial recycling plan. While the idea of a city-wide recycling program is looked upon favourably by many, the local chamber said it doesn't endorse the Multi-Material B.

A noontime rally, complete with T-shirts and cake, was held Monday at the corner of Third and Victoria to kick off National Victims of Crime Awareness Week in Prince George.

Several events are scheduled in Prince George over the next five days in the name of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, starting with a rally at noon today at the corner of Third and Victoria.

A new DriveBC webcam is up and running near Tete Jaune Cache. The webcam displays views on Highway 16 at the Highway 5 junction, about 270 km east of Prince George. The real-time images can be found at DriveBC.

Kitimat residents are going to the polls this month to give their opinions on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, but Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen believes the non-binding referendum has been "heavily tainted.

Northern Medical Program student Michiko Maruyama was presented the Rising Star Health Service Award at the Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture and Dinner on Saturday. But judo, art and design, not medicine, were Maruyama's first callings.

The federal government's final decision on the Northern Gateway pipeline is still weeks away, but the rhetoric between two regional MPs on opposite sides of the issue is ramping up.

The standard of care for people living with diabetes should be the same across the country, say advocates.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Northern Medical Program and the Northern Medical Programs Trust. In 2004 the first class of medical students began training at UBC before coming to UNBC in 2005. UNBC vice-provost of medicine Dr.