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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.

A Metis Day cultural celebration and open house will be held this Saturday at the Fort St. James National Historic Site. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Prince George version of the annual Terry Fox Run drew a higher-than-expected 603 participants when it was held Sunday.

The members of one of Canfor's unions has voted to strike. Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union employed by Canadian Forest Products (Canfor) in northern B.C. have voted 97 per cent in favour of taking strike action.

Fort George Highway Rescue Society has changed its name. From now on, it is known as Prince George Regional Highway Rescue, but it will continue to provide the same road rescue services - extrication, low-angle rescue, and vehicle fire suppression.

Some 12,000 pounds of food was collected during the third annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday. "We are pleased with the response," organizer Brice Gurney said. "And we are confident that we can do even more in the years ahead.

Last spring, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield had social media buzzing with his awe-inspiring photos and videos from the International Space Station.

Another weather record fell over the weekend. The thermometer struck 29 C on Sunday, eclipsing the old standard for Sept. 15 of 28.5 C set in 1981. The high on Saturday was just short of the record for Sept. 14 of 27.5 C, set in 1979.

Despite a sluggish start to its fundraising drive, the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life met its goal over the weekend.