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A free running program for females aged eight to 15 is in the starting blocks, with weekly sign posts to pass on the way towards a five kilometre race July 23.

The Ritchie Bros. Auctioneer site will once again be buzzing with up to 1,000 bidders, heavy equipment and vehicles during its quarterly auction all day tomorrow.

Northgate Minerals expects to spend $1.4 million this year on examining the prospects of an underground gold and copper mine project in northern B.C.

College of New Caledonia (CNC) president John Bowman will serve another five years. "John's first term as the college's president has been very successful," CNC board of governors chair Ray Gerow said in a statement issued Wednesday.

Parking fees and parking ticket fines at city lots downtown are going up. On Monday city council OK'd the increase, which is expected to generate $218,000 to $233,000 in revenue for the city.

Northern Health will soon have a new chief medical health officer. Effective the start of June, Dr. Ronald Chapman will step into the position, taking over from Dr.

The Canadian Press WRIGLEY, N.W.T. - A pipeline has leaked in the Northwest Territories. Gina Jordan of Enbridge Inc.

Spurred on by a recent spate of North American pipeline oil spills, a large contingent of First Nations from north-central B.C. is expected to protest the $5.5-billion Northern Gateway project at Enbridge's annual general meeting in Calgary.

For the first time, First Nations from Alberta and Manitoba joined with those from north-central B.C. to sign a solidarity statement in protest of Enbridge's $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline.

First Nations in Western Canada are joining aboriginal groups in northern British Columbia in support of their opposition of the $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline. First Nations from north-central B.C.