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Rio Tinto Alcan has applied for environmental approval to finish the tunnel that had been part of the controversial Kemano Completion Project - a project that faced intense local opposition more than a decade ago over impacts to the Nechako River.

Prince George is home to the fastest-growing seniors population in the province, according to Dawn Hemingway, associate professor in UNBC's School of Social Work.

Small towns now have a better chance of maintaining emergency medical services. A new funding option was announced this week by the provincial government aimed at easing the Emergency Room strain in rural communities.

The once-defunct Prince George Naturalist Club is back in business and thriving with more than 80 members around town. "[The club] wasn't doing much," said club chair Clive Keen. "I was called by the president of B.C.

A man found to have breached his probation for a fifth time has been sentenced to 142 days in jail. Eric Joseph Heidemann was issued the sentence by Judge Michael Brecknell in Prince George provincial court on Tuesday.

After striking a five-year low, gamblers spent slightly more on the slot machines, bingo games and poker tables at Treasure Cove Casino during the last fiscal year, according to a B.C. Lottery Corporation annual report released this week.

A Chetwynd man was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years for the second degree murder of a woman from the same community in 2008 Patrick Sean Richmond was issued the sentence in a B.C.

Changes to the weather forecast mean a flood alert is still in effect for residents on Farrell Road.

After striking a five-year low, gamblers spent slightly more on the slot machines, bingo games and poker tables at Treasure Cove Casino during the last fiscal year, according to a B.C. Lottery Corporation annual report released this week.

A provincial court judge has thrown out a case against two men charged with assault causing bodily harm in Fort Fraser because the trial had still not been completed two years after their arrest.