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Alcohol intoxication and a failure to wear a lifejacket may have been contributing factors in a Prince George man's boating death south of Burns Lake last summer, a coroner has found.

University of Northern British Columbia's bioenergy plant received an award for sustainability in construction during the Canadian Green Building Awards, held in Toronto on Monday night.

The city of Prince George knows it has to fund a roughly $20.5 million gap in its infrastructure, but the question is how and when.

"It's time to get a deal," the second vice-president of the B.C. Teachers' Federation said Tuesday during a visit to Prince George in support of striking teachers.

Polished buttons, ceremonial swords, and soldiers wearing their finest regalia were on full display at the Rocky Mountain Rangers regimental ball over the weekend.

Prince George councillors are heading home after spending the past few days rubbing shoulders and exchanging ideas with other local government reps from across the country.

A whole floor sits empty at Northern Health's Gateway Lodge, a facility for those in need of assisted living and complex care, leaving community members wondering why those 28 spaces remain unused in the $42 million dollar facility.

There will be no classes today for elementary and secondary school children in School District 57. "Tomorrow, our schools are going to be behind picket lines," said Tina Cousins, the president of the Prince George and District Teachers' Association.

Approximately 75 people came out to Fort George park on Saturday to show their support for Canada's veterans and first responders.

West Lake Community Association members have been busy cleaning up what some people are turning into their personal dumping ground.