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Julie Champagne is a Mountie in motion. The member of the Prince George RCMP has been chosen to be a medal bearer in the 25th anniversary relay of Rick Hansen's legendary Man In Motion wheelchair tour.

Private-sector proponents of converting the old Rustad sawmill into a trades training school showcased the site to representatives of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) and the B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) last week.

Eric James Fike was sentenced to a further five years in jail Wednesday for guns and drugs offences stemming from a gang-related takedown nearly 18 months ago.

An Ontario-based power company is looking to establish two wind farms in the area. Northland Power Inc.

B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix was in Prince George on Wednesday to call on the provincial government to support trades training initiatives in the North, like the proposed trade school at the former Rustad sawmill.

A team of RCMP converged on three youths, when it was reported to police that a possible weapon was being brandished.

Police have ruled the sudden death of a 39-year-old man at a men's shelter on Sunday was not suspicious. Just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, police were called to a men's shelter in the 100 block of Quebec Street after the dead man was discovered.

A second local business owner has come forward alleging his company was fraudulently signed up for an independent natural gas contract without his knowledge or consent.

While the province scrambles to locate alternate sources of injectable drugs to deal with a nationwide shortage, there have so far been no cancellations or postponements of surgery in B.C. hospitals.

Active Renewable Marketing spokesperson Charlie Zilvytis said the company did respond to Fortner's concerns as soon as they were made aware of them. Once the problem was revealed, the contract was cancelled, he said.