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Local groups get gaming grants

Four local groups have received community gaming grants from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Burns Lake banker and son back in court

A Prince George bankruptcy trustee is seeking more than $500,000 from the son of one of the operators of a failed money-lending company than ran in Burns Lake before it was shut down by financial regulators.

Bomb squad called to Quince Street

An RCMP bomb squad was sent into the VLA on Friday morning to deal with what appeared to be a pipe bomb that had been left in a driveway.

Man not guilty of sexually assaulting granddaughter

A Prince George man was found not guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting his granddaughter after the judge found inconsistencies in the girl's testimony were enough to raise reasonable doubt that he committed the acts. B.C.

Enbridge outlines case for Northern Gateway at chamber

With public hearings coming up in a few days, Enbridge made its Northern Gateway Pipeline pitch to the Prince George Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.

P.G. mill cleanup cleared by WorkSafeBC

Carrier Lumber is not the subject of a WorkSafeBC noncompliance action. Although the Prince George sawmill was one of 11 mills around B.C.

Timber supply group returning today

Area-based management, a phrase rarely heard in recent years to describe forest practices in B.C., has come up repeatedly at the Special Committee on Timber Supply, a group of MLAs touring the province and returning to Prince George today.

Healthy eating initiative starting to simmer

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre and the Prince George Farmers Market are teaming up to help families and seniors gain access to healthier meals.

Faculty Association not a trade union, LRB concludes

The Labour Relations Board has ruled the University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association is not a trade union, in answer to a complaint from a UNBC professor that the association breached its duty to fairly represent him.

City rates low in tax ratio

Prince George is at the bottom of the property tax fairness heap but that's a good thing. "This is a list you want to be at the bottom of," said Prince George Chamber of Commerce CEO Jennifer Brandle-McCall.