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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.

City should have sold off Pine Valley: taxpayers federation

Jordan Bateman considers Penticton the "poster child" for municipal core reviews and would like to see Prince George city council follow that model as it implements its changes. During a visit to Prince George on Wednesday, the B.C.

NDP quizzes province on sonar

The opposition NDP are calling on the provincial government to invest in more sophisticated sonar technology like the one used by volunteers in Francois Lake in the search for Syd Neville.
Trash fee could start in September

Trash fee could start in September

Foothills landfill users will start paying soon to leave their garbage at the site. The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors is expected to approve a bylaw Thursday that will set Sept.

City eyeing windfall from paid parking

The city is expecting to reap $350,000 per year from the reintroduction of paid parking downtown.
Residents protest school parking lot plan

Residents protest school parking lot plan

A petition signed by Rainbow Drive residents to stop the reconfiguration and expansion of the parking lot at cole Lac Des Bois elementary school has been steamrolled.