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Body shop owner miffed at ICBC

Wayne Sponagle can't do anything about ICBC's plan to raise vehicle insurance premiums in 2012, but he's offering some advice to vehicle owners with damage claims who want to keep the cost of auto body repairs down. Don't forget the little guys.

Innovative thinking in the North

Trouble shooting has been something Albert Koehler, newly appointed city councillor, has always done. In the late '80s, someone mentioned they wanted a screwdriver where you could change bits with one hand.

Operation Red Nose standing by

Prince George RCMP are reminding residents to make plans to get home safely if they are celebrating the holidays this weekend. Operation Red Nose - a free service which will drive you and your vehicle home - has been running since Nov. 25.
Calendar offers chance to care for nursing students

Calendar offers chance to care for nursing students

College of New Caledonia health sciences students are turning the pages on a new year in hopes of raising money to buy an automated hospital bed.

Teachers say $3 million fix not good enough

Rural schools, vulnerable children and students who need buses to get to their schools are the beneficiaries of funding formula changes for school operating grants.

Local civil liberties group begins charge

The fledgling Northern B.C. Chapter of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association went public this weekend, making a presentation to local St. Vincent de Paul Society clients.

Society gearing up for Christmas rush

Although donations are currently down from this time last year, St. Vincent de Paul Society volunteer Bernie Goold isn't concerned. "I know God and the community will provide.

City spreads the net at mobile home park

A past hoarder whose attempt to rebuild a burnt-out mobile home is not the only resident the city is targeting in a Prince George trailer park.

City may turn to courts to answer biosolids opposition

City Hall is evaluating legal options after about a half dozen Salmon Valley residents turned back a truck carrying biosolids destined for farmland in the area, operations superintendent Bill Gaal said Monday.

Police shakedown drug houses

It was a bad weekend for local crack shacks as Prince George RCMP executed search warrants on two suspected drug houses this weekend.