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It's going to be a long and festive day at the University of Northern British Columbia today, which will be celebrating its 18 graduating class with two ceremonies at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.

B.C.'s two independent MLAs have called for Premier Christy Clark to investigate the use of hydraulic fracturing. The technique is used to extract natural gas in northeast B.C., and has been criticized as having adverse environmental impacts.

Former University of Northern British Columbia professor and chancellor Alex Michalos was presented in Ottawa on Friday with an Order of Canada medal by Governor General David Johnston.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered the provincial government to consult more fully with a First Nation over the effects of a mining project on a caribou herd in northeast B.C.

City councillors will consider giving themselves a $7,000 per year raise in next week's council meeting. In March council appointed a four-person committee to review the wages and benefits for city councillors and mayor.

The Oil Sands Developers Group added its voice to the argument that Canada as a whole will benefit from exporting crude from the Alberta oilsands to Asia. Enbridge, which has proposed the $5.

The Pine Centre Mall Zellers is closing down, and nine months and $10 million later, reopening as a Target, according to the chain's spokesperson. In the meantime, Zellers's employees will lose their jobs.

The City of Prince George is asking you to get engaged in your neighbourhood through a pilot project meant to "assist in the early stages of developing a long term neighbourhood engagement strategy," according to a news release.

Vivian Lake is a small jewel just north of Prince George. Home to brook and rainbow trout, the lake is a popular destination for fishing, boating and swimming. The fish are big and the lake is perfect for some tried and true fly patterns and lures.

A local spa company may be in some hot water after taking pot shots on their own illegally dumped inventory.