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The River Road dike project has been sunk.

The fire is finally out at Lakeland Mills. Prince George Fire Rescue shut down their operations at the blast site only 33 hours shy of a full week of hosing down the flames. The violent explosion and inferno erupted on Monday at about 9:40 p.m.

The Lakeland Fire Assistance Fund stood at $50,000 as of Monday and it's growing.

School District 57 trustees have approved the 2012-13 school calendar, which includes a two-week spring break. That does not sit well with parent Melody Link.

There's a big lift on order for the Railway and Forestry Museum. The BID Construction Group is offering the services of a 200-tonne crane to allow the museum to move five historic railcars that will eventually become part of a permanent exhibit.

In legislation introduced this week, the provincial government unveiled changes to the School Act that will give each of B.C.'s 60 school districts the freedom to adopt year-round schooling and extend distance learning opportunities to all students.

A Prince George spring hockey team has rallied to support the family of Glenn Roche, who died Tuesday as a result of injuries sustained in the Lakeland Mills sawmill fire.

Police thought they knew what "dial-a-doper" meant, but it was redefined on Monday in Prince George. Instead of calling a drug supplier for a quick purchase, it was the drug supplier who made the call - right to the cops.

Lakeland Mills was warned in February about "accumulations of piles of wood dust in various areas of the mill" but no orders were issued by Worksafe BC as a result of the inspection.

Alan Little was remembered Saturday as a gentle giant, a poet, an author, a voracious reader, an intellectual, a well-respected worker, and an animal-lover whose green thumb produced spectacular gardens.