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City councillor Brian Skakun's trial has hit another roadblock as proceedings schedule for Friday were called off because Judge Ken Ball fell ill, reportedly from food poisoning.

By many measures, the British Columbia's lumber industry's relatively-recent foray into the Chinese lumber market has been a success.

Police seized hash and guns during the execution of a search warrant Oct. 22 at a house in the 1400 block of Nation Crescent.

School board deputy chair Lois Boone is taking a wait-and-see attitude towards Premier Gordon Campbell's education-related announcements made during a televised speech this week.

College of New Caledonia students will be out trick or treating this Halloween in an effort to gather donations of non-perishable food for the student-run food bank.

During the 15 years the Prince George Community Foundation has operated, its endowment funds have grown to within a hair of $5 million, says the executive director.

The next city council meeting could be the final tee-off for the development of the Prince George Golf and Curling Club lands.

When Prince George RCMP Drug Task Force did a search of a residence Oct. 22 they discovered the house was being used to produce hash and hash oil.

Three residents showed up for The Citizen's Friday coffee hour at Starbucks in the Ramada Hotel. Dave Olson, long time resident, came to tell us of the death of pioneer Wilf Leboe who died recently in Abbotsford.

Northern Cancer Control Strategy has launched a new web site so patients and residents in northern B.C. can learn more about cancer services and programs offered across the region. The web site is at www.northerncancerstrategy.