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Premier Christy Clark called the annual industry summit going on in Prince George this week "the must-attend event in B.C., in Canada, for if you are involved in the resource industries." She believed that so much that she put her name on it.

It hasn't been a nicotine patch, an inhaler or any other traditional aid that has been the biggest help as Virginia Dekker quit smoking this month. Instead, she finds the inspiration to kick the habit from daily emails.

Preventing childhood obesity isn't simply about getting kids in better shape, the entire family needs to be involved to help create a healthy environment, according to Northern Health Shapedown co-ordinator Arkell Wiley.

Prince George was recognized Wednesday for efforts to cut down on the municipality's rough reputation.

A $6.2-million plan to double the amount of on-street parking downtown has been added to the city's future spending program.

Northern Health has extended the hours of Friday's drop-in flu vaccine clinic at the health unit facility at 1444 Edmonton St. The clinic will now run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

While there are contraction pains still to be felt, the long-term prognosis for the provincial forestry industry is healthy, according to the members of a panel at the Premier's Natural Resources Forum.

More than four years after their son Alistair was born, Julie and Jason MacMillan still don't know what is causing his disability - and they're fine with that.

Police seized two rifles and arrested a former Chilliwack man when they executed a search warrant Saturday on a motel room in the 1900 block of Third Avenue.

A B.C. Supreme Court trial will begin March 3 for a Prince George man facing charges related to a fatal fight outside a Fort St. John bar.