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Contrary to recently-raised concerns, the Prince George Public Library board of directors has no plans to close the Nechako branch, board chair Anne George said Tuesday.

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its second annual Prince George Top 40 Under 40. The nomination window opened on Sept. 5 and the deadline (originally scheduled for Friday) has been extended to Sept. 27.

Paul Petersen, left, Patryk Labedzki, Shane Lapierre, Ian Provan, and Anthony Kavacevic, offer up their Boot Drive earnings to Susan Andrist, who has muscular dystrophy.

The victim of a murder in Terrace over the weekend is not the menace he is being portrayed to be, says his uncle. Eric Maurice Cardinal "was a really good person," a tearful Shane Cardinal said Tuesday in response to stories in the media.

A trade contingent, including United States consul-general Anne Callaghan, is in Prince George today. Initiatives Prince George and local representatives of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) council are hosting the contingent.

Nearly $10,000 was raised to combat cancer when the Terry Fox Run was held Sunday in Prince George. Event promoter Scott McWalter confirmed the total Tuesday.

Cars, golf and hunting are his current passions but there was a time when Prince George resident Greg Polis lived and breathed hockey.

The Two Rivers Crime Prevention Society is $12,000 richer thanks to a donation Tuesday from proceeds raised when the RCMP Musical Ride was held in Prince George this summer.

Tinker, tailor, mechanic, nailer, butcher, baker, candlestick maker - everyone with handcrafting skills is invited to the MakerLab at the Two Rivers Art Gallery. The MakerLab concept has become a global movement.

Two major power outages caused roughly 12,000 homes and businesses to go dark Monday morning. The disruption was spread between Prince George and Barriere, by way of Valemount.