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Provincial privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham is "perplexed" by Crown counsel's decision to take city councillor Brian Skakun to court when he leaked confidential documents to the media rather than turn to her office to deal with the issue.

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell is lauding the opening of British Columbia's first cross laminated timber plant today, which he said he believes could open up a new market as significant as an emerging lumber market in China.

Thirty-six B.C. communities have agreed to adopt a new building regulation that promotes the use of alternative energy by requiring all new single-family homes built in their community to be solar hot water ready.

The provincial government says it will implement an an alternate distribution plan to ensure social assistance cheques are delivered on time if the Canada Post lock-out continues past midday Friday.

The Peace River region is receiving $32.2 million, the latest instalment of the FairShare program, meant to address infrastructure priorities in the area, the province announced Thursday. "This funding is critical to the well-being of one of B.C.

A missing man has been located. He is safe and in good health. As was previously reported in The Citizen, Greywold Ildzi went missing in late April from the Quesnel area.

Each year Variety gives much-needed funding to children and their families throughout the province through individual grants and the Emergency Response Fund.

A new district parent advisory executive is in place for the 2011-12 school year. Don Sabo was returned as chairperson.

The City of Prince George 2011 Capital Road Rehabilitation Program will continue next week.

After a slow beginning to 2011, starts on new homes in and around Prince George edged closer to last year's total, according to recently-released Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.