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Andrew Watters was so successful in his German language studies that Germany called him over for a visit. Watters, 16, is the winner of the German government's annual contest in B.C.

The provincial government has awarded a $3.7-million contract to AWA Asphalt Ltd. of Vernon for resurfacing projects scheduled to begin this summer in the Prince George area.

Residents of smaller municipalities and rural communities around Prince George may not get their recycling service back if it's stopped at the end of the month, said a report prepared for a special Thursday morning meeting of the Regional District of

Prince George school board trustees want to take a closer look at the district's financial sustainability after taking $3.2 million out of reserves to balance the 2014-15 operating budget. The move leaves just $6.

The city may be going back to the drawing board to try and sell residents on the incoming storm water utility.

School board trustees voted to bring the professional development fund administrator back up to a half-time position during their meeting Tuesday night.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Vanderhoof man who faces several charges as a result of an attempted carjacking in the Westgate Mall area last September.

An RCMP bomb squad has been called in from the Lower Mainland as a precautionary measure, Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass said Wednesday, to deal with some suspicious items found in an alley at 17th and Maple.

With the long weekend approaching, the Ministry of Forests is asking users to follow the rules at area recreation sites.

Fourteen thousand juvenile trout were released Tuesday into Moberly Lake at Spence Tuck Regional Park near Chetwynd as part of a six-year project launched in 2010 to rebuild a declining population.