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Ring in new year with icy plunge

Ring in new year with icy plunge

After more than 10 years, the local Polar Bear Dip is still a strong draw for the area's more adventurous residents. On New Year's Day, the 11th edition of the annual event will take place at Ness Lake Bible Camp.

Deportation looming for local man who's lived in Canada almost all his life

A 37-year-old Prince George man is scrambling after being told he may soon be deported to England by as early as Christmas Eve because of his criminal record, even though he's lived in Canada ever since he was one month old.

Seniors in brief

Volunteers needed The Prince George Council of Seniors will be needing co-hosts and production team members in the New Year for a brand new radio program.

Skills training mulled for closed sawmill

The now-closed Rustad sawmill may be reborn as a skills training centre.

Teachers' representative questions extra time off for non-union staff

A behind-closed-doors decision by the previous school board to give non-union staff five additional days off to make up for the extra time they've put in during the teachers' job action is not sitting well with Prince George and District Teachers Ass

Dementia workshop hopes to promote awareness

An online survey of baby boomers across Canada conducted by the Alzheimer Society reveals a worrying lack of awareness about Alzheimer's disease.

City announces core review

City council took the first step towards conducting a core service review. A core review was a key plank in Mayor Shari Green's election platform.

Booster cables now available at airport for public’s use

Booster cables are now available at the airport security desk for passengers who've returned to vehicles that are hard to start. They can be borrowed with the user leaving a driver's license or credit card as a deposit.

Area river gets provincial protection

One of this region's waterways just got a degree of protection. Although not named as a park, a 503-hectare parcel of land on the Stellako River was designated as a wildlife management area (WMA) on Wednesday.

City may turn to courts to answer biosolids opposition

City Hall is evaluating legal options after about a half dozen Salmon Valley residents turned back a truck carrying biosolids destined for farmland in the area, operations superintendent Bill Gaal said Monday.