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RCMP are recommending no travel on area roads today and probably tomorrow as significantly more snow is forecast to fall on Prince George by this evening.

A provincial court judge is being asked to decide between jail time and a conditional sentence for a man who has pleaded guilty to helping run a marijuana grow operation in an isolated section of the industrial area east of Queensway.

It will be business as usual for city operations today, but that's not likely to last. Though unionized staff were prepared to walk out this afternoon, the strike notice issued Dec. 9 was struck down by the B.C. Labour Relations Board.

A Calgary man was sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence for his role in operating a marijuana grow operation outside Prince George.

A final figure is still to be calculated but close to $700,000 was raised during this year's edition of the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation's Festival of Trees, organizers said Wednesday, shattering the old record of $619,000 set last year.

Two new deputy sheriffs have been added to the roster at the Prince George courthouse, raising the number there to 20. They are among a dozen who recently completed a 16-week training program at the B.C. Justice Institute in New Westminster.

City residents have reached a tipping point in fees Prince George city council decided Wednesday night, dismissing a staff recommendation to implement a new service charge on secondary suites.

It's all hands on deck for snow clearing, according to operations superintendent Bill Gaal. Wednesday's heavy snowfall prompted the use of all available city equipment on arterial and collector roads and problem hills, said Gaal.

Construction began on 11 new single-family homes in the Prince George area last month, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation numbers released Friday.

It all came together last night as the cast and crew from Theatre North West and local entertainers assembled to present Home for the Holidays, a cabaret show, presented at Judy Russell's Enchainement Dance Centre.