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McEwan due for further $120,000 from IPG

Former Initiatives Prince George CEO Tim McEwan will have received at least $120,000 in severance and moving expenses by the time six months is up since his departure from the job last month, documents obtained through a freedom of information reques

Halibut 'gold rush' is on

Halibut season is officially underway. Recreational fishermen have been waiting six months to get their hooks into the firm tasty white flesh of a Pacific Ocean treasure, and they would be wise not to put that fishing trip off too long.

Business owner optimistic refund coming from natural gas marketer

A Prince George business owner now has reason to believe an independent marketing company will provide a refund after allegedly signing his company up to a third-party natural gas contract.

PGAIR gets pilot project funding

The Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable (PGAIR) wood stove program is going to be taken to a new level this fall.
Mom gets house arrest for part in son's death and disposal of body

Mom gets house arrest for part in son's death and disposal of body

A Prince George woman was sentenced to two years house arrest Wednesday for her part in the death of her teenage son and the disposal of his body in a wooded area along the Nechako River slightly more than 10 years ago.
PG man disputes woman’s version of events in hotel room

PG man disputes woman’s version of events in hotel room

One of two mixed martial arts fighters from British Columbia who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Dartmouth hotel 2 years ago testified Wednesday in his own defence.

Million dollar daydream could be reality for lucky Citizen reader

Daydreaming about winning a million dollars is a pleasant way to pass the time. And what if that daydream turned into reality? Here's your chance to win during Thanks a Million, a Prince George Citizen reader appreciation event like no other.
Wedding fiesta for couple, town

Wedding fiesta for couple, town

A couple from Burns Lake will soon be on their way to the tropics to get married for free, and they learned of their big win on television as the province watched.

RCMP recommend charges against one of their own

Allegations of assault by a Williams Lake Mountie on a 17-year-old female have received the blessing of the police themselves. On Wednesday the region's top cops involved in the incident - North District commander Supt.
Zagwyn declared dangerous offender

Zagwyn declared dangerous offender

A 25-year-old man who went on a two-day crime spree and a shoot-out with police in the Fraser Lake-Vanderhoof area has been declared a dangerous offender.