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Kent Sedgewick's last book released

Despite newly passed federal legislation, the B.C. government has no timeline for setting up its own pooled registered pension plan (PRPP).

The city's oldest and most controversial graveyard now has its own epitaph. The last book local historian Kent Sedgwick wrote before his death last December was unveiled on Wednesday by CNC Press.

The city's drop in Statistics Canada's crime severity index has left Prince George RCMP Supt. Eric Stubbs in an upbeat mood.

The RCMP is being urged to avoid using police dogs to apprehend youth following a May incident in Prince George where a 12-year-old girl suffered bite wounds.

Twin brothers are behind bars facing several charges following an alleged assault and robbery at a Salmon Valley home last week.

The Prince George Exhibition is heading into its centennial season with an extra spring in its step thanks to a $30,000 bounce from the province, bringing the B.C. government's total contribution to $100,000 for the fair.

Shoppers looking to score a great deal can begin registering Thursday for the return of PG Auctionmart. The online auction, which will feature hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items up for bid, runs Sept. 7-17. Registration is free at www.

Hadih House had such a positive response to its first buffalo hide scraping event that an encore is already scheduled for Friday.

A Prince George RCMP officer has been assigned full-time to clamping down on domestic violence in the city. Whenever local police are called to a domestic violence complaint - from assaults to threats to breaches of restraining orders - Cpl.