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Firefighters from three halls responded to a structure fire on the 2700 block of Sanderson Road at 2:43 p.m. Thursday. The fire was located on the outside of the house. A neighbour noticed it and alerted the occupants and extinguished the fire.

The economic impact of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will be significant - except when it's not. Intervener Brenda Gouglas of the Fort St.

Prince George RCMP are urging those who call the 911 emergency line to refrain from abandoning their calls after police were sent to a report of a man wielding a handgun that turned out to be something much more harmless.

There were starts on 23 new single-detached homes in Prince George and area last month, according to the latest update from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

A 47-year-old man was arrested after a video camera was found in the women's restroom of a downtown retailer, Prince George RCMP said. Police were called to the scene on Monday at 2 p.m. where they seized the camera.

A marijuana legalization activist was in Prince George on Friday to promote his campaign to hold a provincial referendum on the issue. Dana Larsen heads Sensible B.C., which has drafted a proposed amendment to B.

The director of the Genome Sciences Centre at the BC Cancer Agency will be in Prince George on Thursday. Dr.

Prince George has been part of a province wide trend that has seen auto-related thefts drop dramatically over the last nine years, according to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

Northern Gateway remains committed to sourcing its pipe in Canada, despite the fact no mill in the country is currently able to produce the appropriate wall thickness required for the mega-project.

The city has agreed to step in to help a local museum gain a forest. At Monday night's meeting, council gave their approval to collaborate on a $25,000 grant application with the Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum.