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Quesnel RCMP have arrested a Prince George man alleged to have forcibly confined a woman in a drug-related incident.

Prince George Fire Rescue crews from three halls responded late Wednesday morning to a house fire in the VLA. Called at 11:40 a.m. to the 2200 block of Norwood Street, they found heavy smoke coming from the home but quickly extinguished the fire.

They've closed the book on the committee, but the core services review work will carry on, according to the mayor. The city's select committee on a core services review held its final meeting Wednesday afternoon.

One of two people arrested in relation to a September drugs and weapons bust on a College Heights home has been sentenced to eight months house arrest.

It usually happens quickly. Sometimes it takes hours, other times the wooing process needs a few weeks.

Proposed legislative changes will make it easier for nurse practitioners to serve their patients, but they don't go far enough according to the group's professional association.

The City of Prince George made the right decision by not signing on with the industry-led packaging and printed paper stewardship group, said a small business group.

With graduation celebrations, lake parties and spring fever all in the warming spring air, the specter of young impaired drivers increases as well. ICBC's annual road safety speaking tour has been booked.

The proponents of a planned Giscome quarry are weighing their options on how to fuel the development. Last week, Graymont Western Canada Inc. received provincial government approval to begin the formal environmental assessment application process.

The start of the new federal government infrastructure funding program is a few weeks from beginning but there are still some major gaps to be filled, said Prince George's representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.