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Hot weather, showers and tributaries already frothing with high water are causing concern among safety authorities, and excitement among hardcore boaters.

The forest industry is near total collapse, states a B.C. Government Employees Union report that's calling on the provincial government to launch a commission of inquiry into the state of forestry. The B.C.

Initiatives Prince George (IPG) has "recognized" BC Hydro for filing a project description report on the proposed Site C Dam project. "This is a significant milestone for BC Hydro and for northern B.

Prince George RCMP tipped over a booze can operating on the edge of the VLA this week. A bootlegger operation was raided late Monday evening and it took until early Tuesday morning to finish gathering all the bottles.

Official flooding has not occurred yet, but the Village of Burns Lake has opened a Level 1 Emergency Operations Centre in case things worsen.

School board trustee Lyn Hall welcomed news that the operating grant provided by the provincial government is set to increase for the coming school year despite School District 57's continued decline in enrollment.

Enbridge put a challenge to the Calgary business community Tuesday to fight back against critics of the proposed $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline.

Police nabbed a handful of stun guns that make Tasers feel like a spark.

Four penalties have been handed out in Prince George, so far in 2011, by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. The provincial liquor regulator issued one fine and three business suspensions to the penalized operators.

Central and northern British Columbia is excelling in leveraging the Northern Development Initiative Trust to innovate and drive the economy during the Northern decade, according to an update from the board.