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David Larry Wiebe, 55, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Monday, putting an end to a B.C. Supreme Court trial on the matter on the day it was scheduled to start. The acts involved a ruler and a wooden spoon, the court heard.

The group responsible for organizing the new province-mandated recycling program has clarified its stance on financial penalties that local politicians found troubling.

The owner of a trucking company who has been parking his vehicles on his residential property admitted during court testimony Tuesday he no longer has the paperwork supporting his claim that he is legally permitted to do so.

When a Prince George conference exceeded its financial expectations, the organizers invested the surplus in Prince George youth. The Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) held its annual general meeting in Prince George last February.

The city's unionized employees have given their leadership a strong strike mandate. Last Thursday, members of Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 399 and 1048 voted 93 per cent in favour of job action after rejecting the city's last proposal.

Now that the financial promises are made, municipalities have to make sure the money for infrastructure projects shows up, said a local representative of a national municipal government group. Coun.

A B.C. Supreme Court civil trial began Monday over whether two Prince George property owners are legally permitted to store and repair their logging trucks on a residential property.

Almost half of the city's tennis courts will cease operation following a council vote Monday night. City council voted to stop maintaining 29 of the municipality's 63 courts following a staff report on their usage and cost of upkeep.

A student in the University of Northern British Columbia's masters in business administration program is being groomed to take over the Prince George edition of the Terry Fox Run.

A provincial study looking into the benefits of Internet-based disease management is putting a call out for local participants.