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Today is the day that the Order of British Columbia is officially bestowed at Government House in Victoria. It is the highest honour provincially granted by the province of B.C.

As Theatre North West prepares for its second play of the season, Ivor Johnson's Neighbours, the 1950s setting in a village in Nova Scotia is lacking a bit of flavour.

The B.C. government has allocated an additional $261,000 to emergency care at the University Hospital for Northern B.C in Prince George to ease patient congestion and wait times.

Special Speakers Day, during the literacy Train the Tutor Program Oct. 28 in Room 207 at the Civic Centre include the following people: **Milly Saville from Vantage Vision and Reading will talk about vision as a barrier to learning at 9:15 a.m.

Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. has completed its purchase of Terrane Metals Corp. in a cash and stock purchase deal valued at approximately $700 million, the company announced Wednesday.

A Kelly Road secondary school student is among eight finalists in a nationwide contest to win a trip to Ottawa - and he needs your vote. To help Jesse Bailey win, go to dreamjobcontest.ca/finalists.php and vote for the outdoor guide.

The B.C. government has allocated an additional $261,000 to emergency care at the University Hospital for Northern B.C in Prince George to ease patient congestion and wait times.

Two accidents, two people cut from vehicles

The Catholic Church has lost a devout parishioner and the community of Prince George has lost a strong supporter. Catherine Lillian Marie Fowlie died Oct. 15 at Simon Fraser Lodge following a lengthy illness. She was 83. Born in Wilcox, Sask., Mrs.

The efforts of a College of New Caldonia student who has helped convince others from his home country of Saudi Arabia to enrol at the school are about to be acknowledged.