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Barker acquisition of Spanish Creek Gold Property completed

Prince George-based Barker Minerals Ltd. said Friday it has completed an agreement to purchase the Spanish Creek Property mineral claim near Williams Lake.

Treaty talks tie up Hutda Lake addictions centre

While controversy hovers around a proposed women's addiction treatment centre at the former Haldi Road elementary school, another proposed centre is facing a major hurdle.

Gun in waistband nets jail time

A woman was sentenced Wednesday in Prince George provincial court to a day in jail and 18 months probation after police located a .45 calibre pistol in her waistband when the pickup truck she was in was pulled over in July.

Sparrow named interim Citizen publisher

With the pending departure of Hugh Nicholson from Prince George on Jan. 3, The Citizen will be conducting a full search for its next publisher. In the meantime, Colleen Sparrow will be taking on the role on an interim basis.
Lighting the way home

Lighting the way home

Operation Red Nose keeps impaired drivers off the roads

Firearms seizure leads to jail term

A seizure of firearms in September has led to a six-month jail term for Brent Allan Fulljames.

Christmas mail hampered by mailbox vandal

Dropping a letter into a mailbox is a time-honoured convenience but at the corner of Marleau Road and O'Grady Road, it was the mailbox that got dropped.
Suicide victim should not have been let out of hospital, family says

Suicide victim should not have been let out of hospital, family says

The family of a woman who committed suicide Friday by throwing herself into a freezing Nechako River is angry the University Hospital of Northern B.C. released her unescorted from the mental health ward shortly before her death.

Games organizers plan to think big

Although organizing details for the 2015 Canada Winter Games have yet to be announced, its CEO, Stuart Ballantyne, said the co-ordinating team will be "thinking big" - meaning beyond Prince George. "Thinking big enough will be part of the challenge.

Leslie Road resident challenges city on Haldi rezoning

Leslie Road resident Janice Sevin launched a legal challenge Monday of the City of Prince George's decision to rezone the former Haldi Road elementary school to allow a women's addiction treatment centre. On Dec.