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Coun. Brian Skakun admitted to leaking confidential documents to a local media outlets but maintained he was unaware he may have violated privacy legislation when he took to the stand during his trial in provincial court this afternoon.

The city's business community is banking on a new set of representatives. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce elected its board of directors at its annual general meeting Wednesday night. Gaurav Parmar is now president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Japanese tradition holds that anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be blessed by that holy animal in Japanese mythology. Senbazuru, strings of colourful paper cranes, are often given as wedding presents and hung in the home for good luck.

Authorities are warning of an aggressive cow moose with two calves holding territory in the vicinity of Wilson Park. People are being asked to stay away from there.

Eight residents at Baldy Hughes Addictions Treatment Centre were presented with B.C. Secondary School Equivalency Certificates on Monday. A release marking the event said it was the largest graduation ever at Baldy Hughes.

The federal government contributed $2.5 million on Monday to help Canfor Pulp install technology that will help it improve pulp quality and tailor its products to specific buyers.

With the help of someone who spent most of his formative years in one, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) students gained a glimpse of life in a refugee camp on Tuesday.

Conifex Timber Inc. plans to add second shifts at its sawmills in Fort St. James and Mackenzie in 2011, which is expected to improve the company's bottom line. The company, which bought the shuttered sawmills out of bankruptcy, restarted the Fort St.

The trial into whether Coun. Brian Skakun violated privacy legislation is set to resume for two more days starting tomorrow.

Prince George has a new fire chief. Deputy Chief John Lane will take the position of top firefighter starting on June 1. "Chief [Jeff] Rowland leaves a legacy of professionalism and pride, and I know he will be truly missed," said Lane.