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City council will consider temporarily borrowing $25 million dollars today to fund construction of a new RCMP detachment at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Victoria Street.

Ashley Schmeisser,18, is the 2011 Prince George Youth of the Year. The Grade 12 College Heights secondary school student was awarded the title at the annual Civic Appreciation Banquet on Saturday.

Adults attending the B.C. Crime Prevention Association's northern symposium got a chance to take in a presentation Prince George RCMP Cpl. Carissa Hornoi has been giving to Grade 8 classes dispelling several misconceptions about gangs.

Another First Nation has completed a deal that supports B.C. Hydro's proposed $404 million Northwest power line, which is touted as a catalyst to opening up northwest B.C. to mining and hydro-electric projects.

Remember when you got into a fight with a brother or sister and your parents brought you together in a room and were told to explain yourself, apologize and patch up whatever effect you misdeed may have had? In a nutshell, that's restorative justice.

Do you want to send kudos off to a local do-gooder? Or have a gripe to get off your chest? The Citizen is providing the opportunity to send out a pat on the back or a kick in the pants to those who deserve it.

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The Canadian Cancer Society is asking the City of Prince George to ban the use of pesticides on lawns and gardens at Monday's council meeting, citing serious health risks associated with the chemicals.

Joan Curtain blew out the candles on her 100th birthday cake on Sunday. Curtain was born Emma Edith Townsend on April 20, 1911, in Weyburn, Sask. She grew up in the town of Ogema, Sask. - which was founded in 1912.

A major drug bust has disrupted the region's cocaine trade and, say police, put some of the north's alleged cocaine traders in handcuffs.