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Singing sensation Chantal Kreviazuk has lent her high profile to the Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community.

Taseko Mines turned to the courts Monday after opponents of its New Prosperity gold and copper mine blocked efforts to carry out preliminary work on the site. The incident occurred on Sunday Taseko officials said in a statement.

A group of university students are taking the plunge for charity this week.

Search and Rescue crews have recovered the body of a missing 40-year-old snowmobiler. The B.C. Coroners' Service is investigating. The individual was caught in an avalanche in the Torpy Mountain Recreation area northeast of Prince George.

The snowmobiler who died in an avalanche and was recovered yesterday near Prince George has been identified as 40-year-old Dallas Mayert. The long time Prince George resident was well known as a stock car racer and snowmobiling competitor.

A man was transported to University Hospital of Northern B.C. with minor injuries after he was struck by a car Sunday evening while jaywalking. Prince George RCMP Cst.

A woman who has been refusing treatment for tuberculosis has been arrested, Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass recently confirmed.

The City of Prince George has improved its rankings for spending -now the municipality is only ninth worst in the province.

Prince George RCMP have located a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for over a month. Brandy Lee Felix, disappeared on Oct. 7. On Nov. 12 around 7 p.m. officers located Felix walking in the 2600 block of Victoria Street.

Round Lake is located on the east side of Highway 16 between Houston and Smithers. Also considered a Family Fishing Water according to the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations, the lake boasts excellent cutthroat trout fishing.