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The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will open a satellite office in Prince George, making its presence felt in the city for the first time in 10 years.

After a slow start to 2011, the average selling price for a home in Prince George rebounded to last year's level, the latest numbers from the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) are showing.

The province's gang-buster police team was kept busy during their latest visit, but nonetheless called this their quietest time ever in Prince George.

A bioenergy trade mission to China and Korea, which included a pair of northern B.C. companies, could lead to more than $1 billion in investment throughout Canada, says the Canadian Bioenergy Association.

Errant clothing was most likely the cause of a Monday night fire on Ahbau Street.

Even though a new daily record for precipitation was established, June was significantly drier than usual, says Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele in a synopsis. On June 24, 8.2 millimetres of rain fell, eclipsing the old record of 7.

Husky Energy's Prince George refinery has reduced production by more than 40 per cent because its supply of oil has been cut off by Pembina's precautionary shutdown of its B.C. pipeline.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation announced a 30-kilometre stretch of Highway 97 between Mackenzie junction and Chetwynd will re-open tonight after being shut down for nearly two weeks.

No one in the RCMP North District region was seriously injured on the highways over the Canada Day weekend. Measured from Thursday at 4 p.m. until Sunday night at midnight, the roads of the north were clear of major motor vehicle incidents.

There are fewer nuisance bears being killed in the city this year, and fewer overall complaints, but there is one thing still causing conflicts between the animals and residents.