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Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community executive director Marshall Smith has left his position, effective Thursday. Former Baldy Hughes director Tom Sentes confirmed Smith had left the facility.

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City director of planning and development Grant Bain will be leaving his post with the city on March 18. Bain will be taking an equivalent position with the City of Kingston, Ontario on March 28.

Canadian lumber climbed 18 per cent in 2010 over the previous year, finishing at 22.2 billion board feet, according to figures released by Statistics Canada. However, production still remained seven per cent below the 2008 level.

The Nisga'a Nation has entered into a benefits agreement with B.C. Hydro for the construction or a portion of the $404-million Northwest Transmission Line.

The Stephen Harper Conservative government says it will produce a budget on March 22 with no new major spending initiatives, but has hinted it may extend some benefits to seniors and workers.

The deadline is fast approaching to provide input to a B.C. government-appointed panel that is putting together an analysis of the harmonized sales compared to returning to the province's former tax system. The last day to provide input is Friday.

Prince George's new RCMP commanding officer has been named. Insp. Eric Stubbs was named moments ago as the replacement for outgoing Supt. Brenda Butterworth-Carr who has been promoted to a senior leadership post in Ottawa.

U.S.-based Walter Energy on Tuesday said it would name Vancouver-based Western Coal's CEO Keith Calder as the head of Walter Energy when a $3.3-billion merger with the Canadian company is complete.

Prince George Airport Authority director of marketing and business development Todd Doherty will be leaving in April to take a position at Edmonton International Airport.