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Beer and wine sales at farmers market 'great idea'

Prince George Farmers' Market Associaton vice president Yvonna Breed supports allowing sales of locally-crafted beer and wine at its venues - a possibility Premier Christy Clark raised this week.
Sod turning held for learning centre at hospital

Sod turning held for learning centre at hospital

Construction will soon begin on a long-awaited learning and development centre at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. after dignitaries assembled Friday for a sod turning. Slated to be in operation by early 2015, the $9.
Mounties to deploy 'rolling' road checks

Mounties to deploy 'rolling' road checks

RCMP are adopting a new tactic to counter the use of social media to let drivers who may have had too much to drink know where police have set up roadblocks.

Home delivery cuts to hurt seniors

The proposed elimination of home mail delivery by Canada Post will have an impact on seniors and people with limited mobility, according to the general manager of the Prince George Council of Seniors.

Speed review all atwitter

A Twitter town hall will be held Tuesday evening for the provincial government's rural highway safety and speed review. The event runs for an hour, 7 p.m.

Rocket equipment boosted?

On Nov. 23 Prince George RCMP received a report of a missing bag of hockey equipment belonging to a member of the midget tier 1 Kelowna Rockets.
Strike action limited to Saturday only

Strike action limited to Saturday only

The City of Prince George's unionized employees will be in a legal strike position on Saturday morning but will take to the picket lines for only one day.

Guns, drugs seized after raid

A 50-year-old Prince George man faces firearm and drug-related charges after the Prince George RCMP crime reduction team executed a search warrant Wednesday on a home located near Duchess Park secondary school.
'Am I going to get back here?'

'Am I going to get back here?'

Prince George woman a transplant success story
Mail delivery on last legs

Mail delivery on last legs

It's unclear what the future holds for the approximately 60 Canada Post mail carriers in Prince George, but there will almost certainly be layoffs, according to the local president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.