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RCMP asked drivers to stay off area roads Thursday as heavy snowfall continued to strike Prince George and suggested that keeping the driving to a minimum today may also be worthwhile.

RCMP will once again be targeting snowmobile thieves with the help of bait sleds this winter.

Two opportunities for public input are offered at Monday night's city council meeting. The first issue subject to a public hearing, beginning at 7 p.m.

School buses are continuing to have their troubles on the snowpacked roads today. School district superintendent Brian Pepper sent out the following update at 9 a.m. Route #7 can't go into Franklin, Arline, Nazareth and Inglewood.

Eight Prince George organizations have received $425,000 in provincial funding through the community gaming grant program.

The Prince George Construction Association raised more than $11,000 during its annual general meeting and Christmas fundraiser on Monday.

Hart Highlands residents have come out in favour of a tax to support the installation of a sewer extension to their homes.

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.

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.

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.