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Warnings signs for lightning can save lives

Heeding the warning signs of a pending lightning strike can be a lifesaving decision. Every year in Canada, an average of 10 people are killed by lightning and between 62 and 164 people in the country suffer lightning-related injuries.

Conservation group wants lake area protected

A grassroots community conservation group would like Prince George to find Lost Lake. It is right there on the map, situated conveniently in the Beaverly-Chilako area, barely outside the city's western boundaries, yet few people know of it.

Fund created to aid cancer patients

Cancer patients in northern B.C. will have an easier time making ends meet thanks to the creation of the Order of the Eastern Star Comfort Fund. Patients at the B.C.

Core review figures modified

City staff have adjusted the numbers following decisions made by council on Monday regarding the core review plan.

Paramedic training gets funding boost

Aspiring paramedics will be able to receive training in Prince George in 2014 after the provincial government announced funding Thursday for education in rural communities.
Bolt jolt

Bolt jolt

Local man survives lightning strike

Landfill fee approved; will start Sept. 1

There are still some kinks to work out before the new $6 charge begins at the Foothills dump. As of Sept.

Four hurt in highway crash

Four people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Quesnel.
Group brings debt show to P.G.

Group brings debt show to P.G.

When Christy Clark led the B.C. Liberals to a surprise election victory in May she did so on the promise to eliminate the provincial debt in 15 years. Now the Canadian Taxpayers Federation wants to hold the premier to her pledge.

'We own all this land'

Today's aboriginal elders fought back against colonial oppression so effectively that tomorrow's aboriginal children are poised to see the historic record set straight.