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Prince George Senior's Care being overhauled

Northern Health has undertaken an initiative to redesign the way senior's care is delivered in Prince George.

Province targets Aboriginal job force

The sales and service industries are the targeted focus of a new provincial government skills training program that will provide $150,000 to the Native Friendship Centre.
EcoTECH reaches deal with supermarket chain

EcoTECH reaches deal with supermarket chain

The company behind an so-called eco-industrial park west of McBride says it has landed a major customer. Seattle-based ecoTech Energy Group Inc. filed a statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission saying it reached a five-year $61.
Scramble for engineers goes out of province, prompts more calls for local schools

Scramble for engineers goes out of province, prompts more calls for local schools

The B.C. government is going beyond its borders to find civil engineers when those jobs could just as well go to local students - if sought after programs were established, say two Prince George post-secondary representatives.
Seniors celebrate 10 years in happy home

Seniors celebrate 10 years in happy home

After her husband passed away in 1996, Patricia Bowler knew caring for the 4,800-square-foot home the couple bought in 1970 was going to be impossible. But when she and her family began looking into seniors homes, the results were disappointing.

Rio Tinto returns over 11,690 acres to Cheslatta First Nation

Rio Tinto Alcan announced the transfer of 11,690 acres of land to the Cheslatta Carrier Nation on Monday. The land is made up of 64 properties, with an estimated value of $1.

Two children die in Mackenzie house fire

Mackenzie RCMP and local Fire Crews were called to a house fire on Kerry Crescent this morning at approximately 7:33 a.m. Members arrived on scene to find the house fully engulfed.

Agencies worry over girls' jail plans

Some local agencies working with troubled youth are themselves troubled by the plan to axe the girls' jail at Prince George Youth Containment Centre.

Former prisoners criticize decision to close girls' jail

Two young Prince George women are upset that the city's jail for girls is closing.

Thieves once again target F-350s

The Ford F-350 pickup was once again the object of thieves' desires this past weekend. According to police, three of the trucks were targeted in Prince George with two sustaining damage and one was successfully pinched.