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City council finalized this year's property tax rates Monday night, with homeowners on track for a 2.5 per cent increase and other property classes facing a 2.33 per cent increase.

The Criminal Justice Branch made the right move in not pursuing charges for the Lakeland Mills explosion and fire, the sawmill's owner said Tuesday, but admitted a better job could have been done to control dust from the beetle-killed pine it had bee

The city is asking for patience from residents wanting to get out and stretch their legs on public fields.

Former Prince George mayor Dan Rogers will be unveiled tonight as a new member of an Okanagan neighbourhood. Rogers has accepted a position with the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce as general manager, effective April 22.

Opposition New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix continued to call for a public inquiry into the Lakeland and Babine sawmill explosions when he was in Prince George Tuesday, a day after the Criminal Justice Branch said no charges will be pursued against Lak

The Industry Training Authority is adding a pair of boots on the ground in Prince George to boost human relations between apprentices, the companies that hire them and local training centres.

A bylaw that requires property owners to purchase business licences if they rent out their residence will be coming off the books.

The Lower Mainland stands to gain the most from a boost in B.C.'s natural resource economy, according to a study by the former chief economic analyst of Statistics Canada. A 10-per-cent boost in the sector would create 29,561 new jobs in B.C.

It's not the best solution, but changing a vacant residential lot into a parking lot is a start for improving the accessibility to a local senior's centre, city council decided Monday night.

It would be easy to pass the buck - literally - to the next batch of municipal representatives, but city council has to embark on a review of their pay.