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Northbreast Passage inviting public paddlers

Dragon-spotters will be out in full force in West Lake provincial park on Sunday, Aug. 26.

Civil liberties advocate applauds police oversight group

Other than a couple of "quibbles," B.C. Civil Liberties Association executive director Dave Eby likes what he sees in the new independent body that will investigate allegations of police wrongdoing. Due to be up and running on Sept.

Elders gathering

One of the biggest events on B.C.'s aboriginal calendar is coming to Prince George. The Lheidli T'enneh First Nation has won its bid to host the 2013 Annual B.C. Elders Gathering.

Creative writer de Vries takes up residence at UNBC

As UNBC's first longterm writer-in-residence, Maggie de Vries did not need a roadmap to find her new office on the Cranbrook Hill campus. She has already established a link with north central B.C.
King basking in Olympic experience

King basking in Olympic experience

Renata King has been home for a little more than a week. But when anyone mentions London, she still gets the chills. King was in the historic English city for the recent Summer Olympic Games.

Body recovered from Carp Lake

The body of Ralph Der, a 59-year-old Prince George man who fell into Carp Lake two Sundays ago, has been recovered.

Beyond local: university market expanding

While the Prince George Farmers' Market digests the news of their new downtown home, the crew behind the university market is also working to define a sense of place.

I can still hear it in my head

Witness recounts bull's rodeo injury

Ex-councillor gets new gig

Don Zurowski is now part of the governance team of the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo). The former Prince George city councillor and retired businessman is the only northerner on the 11-member board.

Cougars more common than many may think

A cougar was seen roaming the lower College Heights area on Wednesday evening at roughly the same time a big cat attacked a seven-year-old boy near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.