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The man with the biggest belly and the jolliest smile has been in Prince George for a few weeks consulting with children to make sure his list was checked twice. Santa, the hardest working man at the North Pole, was here on assignment while Mrs.

Consumers are willing to spend more for products that help the local economy and are produced using methods that are good for the environment, a UNBC research study has found.

Wayne Sponagle can't do anything about ICBC's plan to raise vehicle insurance premiums in 2012, but he's offering some advice to vehicle owners with damage claims who want to keep the cost of auto body repairs down. Don't forget the little guys.

Trouble shooting has been something Albert Koehler, newly appointed city councillor, has always done. In the late '80s, someone mentioned they wanted a screwdriver where you could change bits with one hand.

Prince George RCMP are reminding residents to make plans to get home safely if they are celebrating the holidays this weekend. Operation Red Nose - a free service which will drive you and your vehicle home - has been running since Nov. 25.

College of New Caledonia health sciences students are turning the pages on a new year in hopes of raising money to buy an automated hospital bed.

Rural schools, vulnerable children and students who need buses to get to their schools are the beneficiaries of funding formula changes for school operating grants.

The fledgling Northern B.C. Chapter of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association went public this weekend, making a presentation to local St. Vincent de Paul Society clients.

Although donations are currently down from this time last year, St. Vincent de Paul Society volunteer Bernie Goold isn't concerned. "I know God and the community will provide.

A past hoarder whose attempt to rebuild a burnt-out mobile home is not the only resident the city is targeting in a Prince George trailer park.