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The Drug Awareness Recovery Team (DART) had a workforce of six handling sandbags Thursday while City of Prince George sand trucks filled them with sand in preparation for possible local flooding along the rising Fraser River.

When Coun. Cameron Stolz threw his support behind the person he believed to be the best for a spot on the Federation of Canadian Muncipalities' (FCM) executive, it wasn't fellow Prince George representative Coun. Garth Frizzell.

Carrier Sekani Tribal Council tribal chief David Luggi is questioning the validity of Enbridge's claim of support among First Nations for its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

Highway 16 was closed in both directions for several hours Thursday, cutting off the only route between Prince George and McBride. "Kenneth Creek has blown its banks," said RCMP Cpl.

The Prince George real estate market will buck a province-wide trend and continue to grow this year, the B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) is predicting.

A former Prince George teacher was sentenced Wednesday to nine months house arrest for maintaining a sexual relationship with a student on the Duchess Park secondary school girls basketball team he coached during the 1980s.

Due to imminent flood risk, the City of Prince George declared a state of local emergency for the area encompassing Farrell Street, Houston Lane and Lower Lansdowne Road.

The legislative assembly school may be out for summer, but MLAs still have a lot of homework. The spring session wrapped up in Victoria at the end of May, leaving local provincial representatives with busy schedules.

Three suspects are still adrift after they cast away a boat they tried to steal. A vigilant citizen spotted the theft in progress at about 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Jason David Earl Collett, 37, was in court Wednesday to face charges of breaching a court order.