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P.G. reporter earns Webster help

Citizen reporter Charelle Evelyn has captured a 2013 Jack Webster Foundation fellowship. Established in 1986 to recognize and support excellence in B.C.

Schools requests denied

Requests for provincial funding to replace Kelly Road secondary school and Nasdeh Yoh elementary school have been denied.

Board faces conferring decision

When an intervener asks a question to a witness during the National Energy Board hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway project, an answer isn't always immediately forthcoming.
UNBC prof helped crack beetle code

UNBC prof helped crack beetle code

The map of the mountain pine beetle's destruction is so big it can't be contained in one province but the map of the beetle's genetic makeup is so small it fits inside the molecules of an insect the size of a grain of rice.
Rooftop Campout to raise MD funds

Rooftop Campout to raise MD funds

Prince George firefighters have taken their muscular dystrophy fundraising efforts to a whole new level - about 30 feet off the ground - during the second annual Rooftop Campout held at Canadian Tire from Friday to Sunday.

NDP kickoff campaign for change

To hear him tell it, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix is not much of an orator.
Conference enjoys lumber resurgence

Conference enjoys lumber resurgence

COFI is back because the forest industry is back. More than 500 people - about two thirds of them from outside of Prince George - are converging here today and Friday for the first full-schedule Council of Forest Industries conference since 2008.

Utility bills due Friday

If you don't pay Friday, the price rises. City residents who pay for their own water usage, sewer service and garbage disposal are reminded today is the deadline for payment of those utility bills.

Man jailed after pointing firearm at police

A man who led police on a series of high-speed chases from Hinton, Alta., to Tete Jaune Cache and then pointed a pellet gun at officers was sentenced to two years less a day in provincial jail on Wednesday.
Police concerned for missing teen

Police concerned for missing teen

The Prince George RCMP are looking to connect with a local teenager to make sure she's safe. Though she has been spotted many times since March 2, Michelle Margaret Alec, 15, has not returned to her residence in more than a month.