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The Prince George Fire Department was on the scene of a structure fire at Victoria Street and Seventh Avenue and both roads were blocked to traffic. It is believed two businesses were affected.

The Phoenix Transition House has a renovated play room for the children who will be staying with them, thanks to support from the Kiwanis Group.

The list of contenders for the B.C. Liberal leadership that would be considered outsiders narrowed Monday as maverick B.C. Liberal MLA Blair Lekstrom declared he would not be seeking the nomination.

Northern Health is offering $120,000 in grants for community organizations to promote health and well being of people in northern B.C. communities through projects and initiatives.

Although B.C. Liberal leadership contenders appear to be opening the possibility of moving up the date of the referendum on the harmonized sales tax, it may not satisfy opponents of the new tax, depending in part on how early the vote could be held.

The Ministry of Health Services has launched a new website that allows patients to be heard on specific drug reviews.

Conifex Timber has announced that Blair Mayes will not take up his role as chief operating officer of the company as earlier reported. Mayes, who had been scheduled to start his duties on Nov.

The City of Quesnel's community energy system was one of two alternative energy proposals in B.C. that got development funding from the B.C. Bioenergy Network together with Terasen Gas. Each project gets $200,000, it was announced on Tuesday.

Two speakers from the United States, sponsored by environmental groups, are touring northern B.C. this month to deliver information related to Enbridge's pipelines south of the border.

Prince George Fire Rescue attended a house fire Sunday in the 400 block of Wainwright St. The fire of the older home was quickly extinguished by 16 firefighters from three fire halls.