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Biosolids have once again hit the fan as the City of Prince George seeks to spread the word on the use of waste on a Salmon Valley farm.

For the last three years, as many as 50 people have gathered every month for the All Nations Elders Meeting and Potluck Lunch held at the Moose Hall. This Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., special guest speakers from the University of Northern B.C.

A McBride parent is raising concerns about a plan to put three grades of students into each of two classrooms at the community's elementary school.

The tiny community of Granisle, west of Prince George, will be home to a dozen new campsites and a gazebo built from pine beetle-killed wood as part of upgrades to Lakeview Park. The province contributed $400,000 from its Towns for Tomorrow fund.

A study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business shows Prince George has one of the smallest gaps between residential and commercial property taxes in the province.

Thompson Creek Metals is holding an update session on its $1.3-billion Mount Milligan mine for contractors, people looking for work, as well as the general public.

Walter Energy president and CEO Keith Calder is resigning from the company, which has extensive coal mining operations in northeastern B.C. Calder's resignation is effective at the end of the month.

The death of a man in McLeod Lake has led to criminal charges. Madison Reid, 42, has been charged with one count of second degree murder in the death of 56-year-old Bruce Norman Archambauld. Reid allegedly called police just after 3 a.m.

A new BC Hydro smart metering program is proving a boon for Prince George as contractor Corix Utilities sets up shop in the city to switch more than 100,000 northern B.C. metering devices.

Marmot Lake is part of the Nazko River watershed west of Quesnel and is a popular fly fishing lake. The lake is stocked every autumn with fall fry, releasing 10,000 fish annually.