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A Prince George Chamber of Commerce resolution urging improvements to a process for attracting skilled workers and entrepreneurs from out of country won delegates' support during the Canadian Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting over the weeken

Thirty-two years after he completed a trial run on Prince George streets, more than 500 people showed up to continue Terry Fox's legacy Sunday morning - despite the dreary weather and threat of thundershowers.

A family is raising the anchor on their 15-year Prince George residency and setting out for open water.

The provincial government will commit $15-million towards a $90-million expansion of the rail and utilities capacity at the Ridley Island terminal in Prince Rupert, Premier Christy Clark said Monday.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has launched new online mapping software which is bringing the region into sharper focus.

The fledgling chapter of the BC Civil Liberties Association is ahead of schedule. BCCLA executive director David Eby is in northern B.C. last week, and was focused Wednesday on Prince George's new branch of the provincial civil rights watchdog.

BBK Bottle Depot rezoning City council will consider final reading of a bylaw to rezone two residential lots on Petersen Road to allow the expansion of BBK Bottle Depot on Monday.

Dunalter Lake is a small lake located about 15 kilometres north of Houston. The lake is commonly referred to as Irrigation Lake and has good fishing for cutthroat and rainbow trout.

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has created a specialty paper stock that combines pulp from northern BC with post-consumer recycled fibre.

The Riverstone Bar and Grill is serving a 12-day suspension as a result of what two police officers saw in May they were assigned to post a notice for a four-day suspension for a previous transgression.