Local News

The snow might seem unbelievable piled high along our driveways, but the amount of precipitation so far this winter is bang-on normal. At least, it was normal until the record-setting snowfalls this weekend.

The city has approved a building permit for a 36-unit seniors housing complex downtown. The project is planned for 1373 Sixth Avenue, above the underground parking lot attached to the Commonwealth Health Centre.

City will not pursue a $540,000 upgrade to five holding cells at the Prince George RCMP detachment. The project was one of four additions considered for addition to the city's 2011-2015 capital plan on Monday.

Le Cercle des Canadiens Francais is offering a free computer training session on Powerpoint and Publisher for elementary students in Grades 5, 6 and 7. The session on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. will be held at the school at 1752 Fir Street.

The annual Ness Lake Fire Dept. Boot Hockey Tournament took place Saturday. Firefighters skated in full firefighting gear and raised $760 for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

One of premier-designate Christy Clark's first challenges -- besides building bridges in the Liberal caucus and finding a seat -- is to roll out the vote on the harmonized sales tax.

City council is seeking a strategy to address the growing infrastructure deficit in the city's roads, water and sewer lines.

The biggest balloon in last year's crime statistics was due to a surge in police enforcement, not necessarily criminal activity, according to RMCP.

City council approved a special $1.3 million tax levy to support capital projects for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The levy will result in an approximately two per cent tax increase, putting the final tax increase for 2011 at 4.2 per cent.

Family YMCA in Prince George has four new directors on board following a recent election. Three-year-term vacancies have been filled by Craig Wood of Wood Wheaton, Jason Blackman of Scotiabank, Kim Hess of WorkSafeBC and Selen Alpay of Canadian Tire.