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The gold rush is what Barkerville is known best for, but throughout that era of history and on until today, cowboy culture has been connected to the Cariboo ghost town.

The provincial NDP must sort out its future policy direction before deciding who should lead the party into the next election, according to former Prince George-Mackenzie candidate Bobby Deepak.

Money is once again flowing into the bank accounts of the Yekooche First Nation northwest of Fort St. James.

There are no seagoing ships in Prince George, but there are some local residents involved with a ship that fights poverty and pain suffered in some of the world's trouble spots.

Prince George Community Foundation announced at a press conference today at the Coast Inn of the North the nominees for the 2013 Citizen of the Year. The nominees are Andy Beesley, Betty-June Gair, Alison Hagreen, David Halikowski and Selen Alpay.

Expect delays of up to 20 minutes on Highway 16 about 120 kilometres east of Prince George starting this Monday and continuing until the end of this month, due to a paving project in the area.

A problem property in the VLA has been the site of an arrest for the third time in three weeks.

The B.C. Coroners Service released the names Wednesday of three people who died in recent motor vehicle incidents. - Rodney Randolph Hoffman, 71, of Kamloops, was killed in the head-on collision near Burns Lake on Labour Day.

In 1971, Al Kean watched a drag race featuring the infamous Don Prudhomme, as his car caught fire during a wheelie. As the cars roared down the track, the 14-year-old Kean snapped photos with his camera.

The city is looking for someone to handle all aspects of its biosolids program, from choosing appropriate locations to the actual application of the raw sewage treatment byproduct.