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After 20 years of involvement with local charities, a local business owner is trying to get others to see giving in a different light.

For the second-straight year, the Northern Health Authority has missed its provincially-imposed surgical waiting-time targets, designed as hospital incentives to provide better patient access to hip- and knee-replacement and cataract surgeries.

Becoming a transportation hub has been a Prince George ambition for years. CN Rail's intermodal facility along First Avenue is a big indicator the goal is being met.

Outgoing Initiatives Prince George (IPG) CEO Tim McEwan was likely given severance pay, according to Mayor Shari Green. However the arm's length economic development corporation is refusing to say how much.

A construction site was the scene of the local fire department's second major call of the day. Shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon, 17 firefighters from three halls responded to a structure fire in the 1600 block of Seventh Avenue.

The suspect in an alleged knife attack is now wanted by police. Mounties issued a province-wide arrest warrant for Marcel James Abou, 26, of Prince George on suspicion of wounding another local man in a dispute on the street on Tuesday evening.

Prince George Fire Rescue are investigating following a Saturday morning fire. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., 17 firefighters from three halls responded to a structural fire in the 1400 block of McCullagh Ave.

Matt Altizer was passionate about tennis. If not for our cool climate, he would have played the game 366 days of the year.

Leah Altizer found the perfect 15th wedding anniversary card for her tennis-buff husband Matt. The plain white card featured a pair of crossed racquets with the words Perfect Match.

Maclean's launches P.G.-friendly Twitter campaign