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A recent poll may be indicating a vast majority of B.C. Northern Interior residents are in favour of legalizing marijuana, but it's not enough to sway local Conservative MPs.

It didn't take long for Anthony Ho to decide what project he wanted to work on as part of his environmental law class this semester at the University of Victoria. The third-year student jumped at the chance to work with Prof.

City council won't be reviewing the suspension of windrow clearing as suggested in the final report of the core services review.

The doors are open - or rather seven doors - at the new Central Interior Logging Association offices. The CILA is the anchor agency, but a coalition of forest industry contacts have joined forces at a single facility on Queensway.

The draft final report of the core services review and opportunities for savings exceeded expectations, according to the mayor. The KPMG-led review indicated a range of annual savings or generated revenue totalling between $3.8 million and $7.

The Fraser River sockeye salmon, at the centre of attention this week with the release of the Cohen Commission report, could be threatened in the event of a spill from the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

Northern Gateway has pledged to compensate fishers and workers in related industries if a spill along its proposed pipeline were to impact salmon stocks.

A new air ambulance will soon be flying out of Prince George.

Theatre North West's International Wine Festival, afternoon edition, will be held at The Exploration Place Saturday, November 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. It's one of the most popular social events of the year, said organizers.

Downtown business owners want to take the city's parking woes into their own hands.