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Joined by kindergarten children at Morley elementary school, Premier Christy Clark today announced the expansion in B.C. of the internationally-recognized Roots of Empathy anti-bullying program.

City council gave its nod of approval to an expansion of Steamers Pub, despite opposition from LaSalle Avenue residents.

Passenger traffic at the Prince George Airport increased 3.8 per cent between 2009 and 2010. A total of 390,340 people arrived or departed from the city's airport, according to the airport's 2010 annual report.

From Prince George provincial court: June 6 Liam Padriac Gaffney was fined $1,000, with a $150 victim surcharge, for care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired. He was fined an additional $1,000 for breach of recognizance.

A group of Prince George women got an introduction to municipal politics this weekend. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities hosted a two-day workshop in the city aimed at increasing the number of women in local government.

The cost of building a new Kin 4 arena would be $22.2 million, compared to $15.8 million to demolish and rebuild the Kin 1 arena, according to a city report released on Friday. PBK Architects Inc.

Prince George RCMP are investigating an incident allegedly involving a gun which took place at the College Heights Pub early Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight, police received a report that someone had brandished a firearm at the pub.

Prince George's unemployment rate increased slightly in May to 6.1 per cent, according to the latest information from Statistics Canada. In April the city's unemployment rate, based on a three-month rolling average, was 5.8 per cent.

A skid-steer tractor and trailer were discovered to be stolen on Monday, taken sometime during that night. The equipment had been parked on a property on Bunce Road. The tractor is a yellow 2007 John Deere. Also taken were two bucket attachments.

Passengers and airport staff were temporarily evacuated from the Prince George Airport terminal Saturday morning. At approximately 11 a.m., the Prince George Fire Rescue Service was called to the terminal after fire alarms went off.