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Initiatives Prince George sold the former ACS call centre on Second Avenue for a profit of $415,00. The city's economic development agency borrowed from the City of Prince George to purchase the building.

B.C. lumber shipments into India remain at low levels, but a significant increase this year, after import restrictions were removed, is being viewed with promise by industry players and the province.

Bridge lake is dotted with islands and shoals, providing a diversity of fishing holes to explore. It has good fishing for rainbow trout, kokanee and burbot.

A Heritage elementary school parent is upset after she purchased $300 worth of hiking and camping gear to outfit her son for a five-day trip to Mount Robson Provincial Park only to see the trip cancelled a week before it was supposed to take place.

Fire gutted a car parked in a driveway in the 2600 block of Ewert Crescent early Saturday morning. At approximately 4 a.m. neighbour Jack Bellamy heard a car alarm going off repeatedly next door.

North Nechako Road almost got an unplanned paving on Friday morning. A concrete truck operated by Spoletini Concrete accidentally started pouring concrete on a 400 metre section of the road, east of Foothills Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m.

Conifex Timber Inc. has reached a power-purchase agreement with B.C. Hydro that will allow it to build a $50-million bioenergy plant in Northern B.C.

A rash of property crime is tying up investigators and becoming a concern for Mounties. The rate of car thefts, residential break and enters, breaking into vehicles and the like has spiked in the past few days.

More than 400 classic cars are expected to take part in the 37th annual Cruisin' Classics Show 'n Shine on Fathers' Day, and attendees will get to crown their favourite. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fort George Park.

There are opportunities for Northern B.C. companies to secure sub-contracts as part of Seaspan Marine Corp.'s bid to secure a share of a $35-billion federal ship building contract, B.C. Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell said Friday.