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Festival full of Francofun

Festival full of Francofun

With nearly 60 years of lumberjacking experience on the north end of a two-person saw, our competition didn't stand much of a chance. Jean-Claude Paquet, 73, started cutting logs for a living soon after he quit school at age 15 in Mont-Jolie, Que.

Standoff with hunters leads to probation

A Prince George man's mistaken belief he had the right to warn hunters off the rural property he was renting has earned him one year probation with a suspended sentence.
The amazing restaurant race

The amazing restaurant race

In the last month, a local restaurant closed its doors for good, a brand-new restaurant opened, and another restaurant started a massive renovation.

Student deaths prompted improved avalanche safety

Ten years have passed since the Feb. 1, 2003 avalanche that killed seven Calgary-area high school students while backcountry skiing in Glacier National Park near Rogers Pass.
City seeks input on 2013 budget

City seeks input on 2013 budget

Prince George residents are facing a potential 3.5 per cent property tax increase as council gets down to the brass tacks of the 2013 city budget. Of that increase, 1.
Student deaths prompted improved avalanche safety

Student deaths prompted improved avalanche safety

Ten years have passed since the Feb. 1, 2003 avalanche that killed seven Calgary-area high school students while backcountry skiing in Glacier National Park near Rogers Pass.

Free security guard training offered

You see them in airports, banks, shopping malls, job sites, department stores, sports and entertainment events, schools and hospitals. Because of the jobs they do, our lives are that much safer.

Nominations open for Order of B.C.

Nominations for the province's highest recognition of excellence and lifetime achievement - the Order of British Columbia - are now being accepted for 2013.

Program targets heart disease in First Nations

By promoting more locally grown food on reserves, the Heart and Stroke Foundation is hoping to reduce the risk factors for heart disease among aboriginal Canadians.
Airport's new fuel facility delayed

Airport's new fuel facility delayed

Mechanical delays have hosed the Prince George Airport at the pump.