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On Father's Day, while the hot cars of the annual show 'n' shine glint in the background, the city's Metis population will liven up Fort George Park.

Intellectual sparks and business chemistry were crackling around the Prince George Civic Centre this week during the International Bioenergy Conference.

Following a mishap at the entrance to Masich Place stadium on Monday, there have since been two more cyclist-caused traffic accidents where the rider was at fault, Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass said Friday.

Air travellers who got on board with WestJet last fall for 11 weeks of direct flights from Prince George to Las Vegas won't likely have that luxury this year.

Equipment investments at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. and visits to Prince George from pediatric specialists have already prevented 2,000 visits from sick children in the area to B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver.

A small but dedicated group of demonstrators took a nationally organized day of action to another level Wednesday night.

The Prince George Agricultural and Historical Association has received a $70,000 community gaming grant from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

The province's bioenergy sector will not escape the effects of a looming decline in the timber supply as beetle-killed pine is logged out or becomes too worthless to process, a forest industry consultant warned Thursday.

The road between Wells and Likely - the Cunningham Pass (3100) Forest Service Road - will be closed at 3121 and 3126 kilometres for repairs from June 19 to July 3, the Ministry of Forest says.

The Prince George district energy system is now operating. Without any public notice, the switch was flipped to begin a new era in municipal energy.