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High risk driving campaign kicks off

A campaign against high risk driving was launched with a "three-strikes" event this week.

Group reaps generosity following theft

A local group of green thumbs found the silver lining in a disheartening criminal act.

Vanderhoof looks forward to mining conference

BURNS LAKE -- Minerals North 2014 will be held in Vanderhoof, it was announced Friday at the end of this year's event in Burns Lake.

Filmmaker focuses on Highway of Tears

When filmmaker Matt Smiley first heard about the Highway of Tears, he knew it was a story that had to be told.

Job skills workshops aimed at teens

The Prince George Public Library will be offering a series of workshops to help teens improve their chances of landing a job.

More to conference than prospecting

BURNS LAKE -- There are geologists, surveyors, map makers, data analysts, clothing and tool outfitters, machinery merchants, truckers, but one of the hardest professions to dig up at Minerals North 2012 was a miner.
Crews cleaning up after Hixon derailment

Crews cleaning up after Hixon derailment

An early morning rumble shook Hixon residents from their sleep Saturday after six CN Rail cars jumped the tracks.

Minor part of major find

BURNS LAKE -- Most of Canada's best miners started out the way Darien Price has. Since before he could remember, Price has been in love with rocks and fossils.
McLeod Lake Indian Band divided over mine deal

McLeod Lake Indian Band divided over mine deal

A group of approximately 10 band members and elders blockaded the McLeod Lake Indian Band office on Thursday, demanding the immediate resignation of the chief and council.

Quebec-bound forest firefighters gather at P.G. airport

While the fire situation in B.C. remains uneventful, forests are burning out of control in Ontario and Quebec. That's prompted a response from the B.C.