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The Blackburn Community Association hosted a benefit dance for the families of the Lakeland Mill on Saturday, June 9 and raised $6,382.74. More than 60 businesses and community supporters helped with donations, including items for a silent auction.

A Canada Day fixture will be off the tracks for this year's edition.

The road ahead is 850 kilometres long for 25 riders in the Canadian Cancer Society's Cops For Cancer Tour de North ride from Prince George to Prince Rupert.

Five kilometres of running is all that separates a group of young girls from completion of an eight-week exercise in building fitness, self-esteem and confidence.

Three-day event includes tour, scholarships, golf tournament

First Nations people and members of the community gathered Thursday at Fort George Park to celebrate National Aboriginal Day. During the opening ceremonies at 11 a.m., the opening prayer by given by Frank Frederick Sr.

It looks good, but will it work? City councillors and staff members gathered Thursday morning to watch as a sought-after machine did its best to patch holes on 17th Avenue between Kenwood and Oak Streets.

The amount of trees left to cut in area forests will determine if Lakeland Mills rebuilds, a special committee made up of MLAs was told Thursday in Prince George by Sinclar Group president Greg Stewart.

The discovery of high levels of methane gas on the Lakeland Mills site Friday caused an immediate shutdown of the operational planer mill and district energy system.

Initiatives Prince George officially has a new leader. The board of directors for the city's marketing branch confirmed Heather Oland is the permanent replacement for former IPG chief executive officer Tim McEwan.