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Philanthropist supported many projects in Prince George

A Prince George man's apparent attempt to take the fall for two alleged gangsters fell short of convincing the judge in Prince George provincial court on Wednesday.

The provincial government is encouraging more B.C. residents to use more bear awareness as spring comes into bloom. The Bear Aware education program is expanding, with funding of $225,000 to bring the program to more communities.

The City of Prince George is hiring two canvassers to sniff out unlicensed dogs in the city.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is now 30 years old. It's impact has been felt across Canadian culture, and has had high-profile influence in our local area as well.

Even though the city's traditional golf courses are opening their greens to the masses, those looking for a different style of golf don't have to book a tee time.

A major overhaul of environmental assessment rules for big projects is being touted as both a needed step to improve economic certainty and a threat to environmental standards.

VANCOUVER - The mountain pine beetle epidemic has chewed the guts out of British Columbia's forest industry and up to 12,000 jobs are in danger of disappearing within five years, says Independent MLA Bob Simpson, citing a confidential government repo

The City of Prince George will save approximatley $400,000 on the replacement of the Kin 1 arena. On Monday, city council awarded the contract to demolish the existing arena and rebuild a new arena to Langley-based Yellowridge Construction.

The four people injured by a downtown collision on Sunday evening are all out of the hospital. One of them was an on-duty police officer on his way to a routine call for service.