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Slippery conditions on area highways

Drivers should take care while out on area highways.

Lose the blues by volunteering

People who are experiencing winter blues or cabin fever should try to do a little volunteering suggests an official with the Prince George Council of Seniors (PGCOS).

Wild drive results in court appearance

Brian William Cooper has been charged for allegedly fleeing from police and smashing into a police vehicle in the process.

Tribunal turns down case for overtime pay

The owner of a Burns Lake sawmill has convinced the B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal (EST) to reverse a decision requiring it to pay a management-level employee $7,600 in wages for time worked beyond 40 hours per week. In a decision reached Feb.

Prospects of Kemess underground mine improve

Northgate Minerals has increased its estimate of the amount of gold and copper in a prospective underground mine in northern B.C.

Tour de North heads south

For the past nine years the Tour de North has followed the east to west route from Prince George to Prince Rupert, stopping in ten communities across northern British Columbia.

Bond to take carbon offset concerns to Victoria

Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond says she'll take northern school board trustees concerns about the provincial government's carbon offset policy to Victoria but is stopping short of making any promises.

B.C. Solicitor general clarifies gaming funding pledge

B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman said Thursday he made no financial commitments to charities in Prince George that gaming grant funding levels would be restored to 2009 levels. "I can't do that on behalf of government," he told The Citizen.

CBC in Mackenzie for Hockeyville

Mackenzie's campaign to become Canada's next Hockeyville is gaining momentum.
How many B.C. Hydro staff does it take to change a lightbulb?

How many B.C. Hydro staff does it take to change a lightbulb?

College Heights resident Henry Jensen wants to know why drivers on Domano Boulevard are being left in the dark. Nine streetlights on Domano Boulevard between College Heights secondary school and Highway 16 have been out since late 2010, Jensen said.