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The Prince George firefighters will be hosting a charitable barbecue on June 3 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, on the front steps of City Hall to raise money for the BC Professional Firefighters Burnfund.

The province's forest minister says it is disappointing that five of the new fires started Wednesday in the Prince George Fire Centre area were caused by people. The three other fires were caused by lightning.

The police were quick, but two civilians were even quicker, serving a shoplifter up to authorities like a cold drink on a warm day. It was a pleasant evening on Monday at about 8 p.m.

School board trustees approved Tuesday night a 10-year extension of an agreement allowing community access to school gyms and fields in Valemount at no cost to the users.

Cobb Lake is about 70 km west of Prince George and is a popular fishing lake all four seasons. The lake supports a healthy population of rainbow and brook trout and is regularly stocked by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

Depending on how negotiations go over the next few weeks, teachers could be taking a vote near the end of this month to launch job action in September, the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) warned in a press release.

A rural residence was the target of a break-and-enter on Monday. A witness got a look at the suspect during the incident, but police have so far not located the burglar. The theft happened just after 4 p.m.

Training on aviation-related structural fires will be held at Prince George Airport Thursday morning. "These fires may produce dark smoke in and around the airport area.

The search for Madison Scott is shifting gears, but it goes on. The grid search has been halted around the area at Hogsback Lake near Vanderhoof where the 20-year-old was last seen.

A daily record for precipitation highlighted a "bit of a tough month," said Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele in a weather synopsis for May. A new record for May 12 was set when it rained 10.