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A series of letters spanning 7 decades

In the early 1940s, Margaret Long and a group of her friends called themselves, The Thirteen.

A belt of reality on winter roads

Police in the Robson Valley are getting belted by MVIs. The Valemount RCMP detachment has responded to 40 non-injury motor vehicle incidents since the start of 2012, eight more with injuries, and so far none involving death. Const.
Man in Motion to make P.G. stop on anniversary tour

Man in Motion to make P.G. stop on anniversary tour

Twenty-five years ago, the world watched as B.C. native Rick Hansen brought his Man in Motion tour back to his home province.
Skakun to receive national whistleblower award

Skakun to receive national whistleblower award

Prince George city councillor Brian Skakun is joining the ranks of some of Canada's top whistleblowers, after receiving the 2012 Golden Whistle Award.

Catapulting kids

Inner city youth get an action-packed demonstration of all life in Prince George has to offer young people.

Bitter day at Sugarbowl

A Mountie on Highway 16 was flagged down by a parked motorist as the police officer travelled past the Sugarbowl Recreation Area. The popular backcountry area is about 90 kilometres east of Prince George.

Snowpack reaching spring flood levels

It could be a spring of sandbags and riprap along the upper Fraser River. A high snowpack has prompted the B.C. River Forecast Centre to predict runoff will reach 123 per cent of normal at Shelley by July.

Teachers would be limited to three-day strike

Prince George teachers will decide today whether they will walk off the job and take up picket lines for the first time since 2005.
Trailer fire on Helm

Trailer fire on Helm

A fire on Helm Drive is still under investigation, but damage was substantial. The modular home caught on fire at about 11:45 a.m., Monday, bringing 15 firefighters from three fire halls.
Commission lauds historic school

Commission lauds historic school

Although honoured for its storied past, the future of Sacred Heart elementary school lives on in the students who continue to pass through its halls.