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Ruth Lake, north-east of 100 Mile House, is a popular spot for a day trip. There's a lot to discover on this lake, which is set amidst the old-growth Douglas Fir and visible remnants from the last ice-age.

Two more City paving projects are set to begin next week. Starting Monday, a crew will begin work on 2.8 lane kilometres on Old Summit Lake Road between Hardy Road and Shady Valley Road. The work, estimated to cost $396,160, will take five days.

Thompson Creek Metals is going to hire the first of its complement of 360 full-time employees before the end of the year, as it pushes ahead to complete its $1.3-billion Mount Milligan mine in northern B.C. by 2013.

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.