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B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon raised concerns Thursday that thousands of rural and northern B.C. Liberals have yet to receive their personal identification number needed to cast a ballot in Saturday's vote.

Want to show the world you've got the cutest kid ever? The Citizen is offering that chance with our Escape Your Wonderful Children photo contest.

Downtown business owner Carolyn Kendall wants to know where the large stones littering the roads near her business are coming from. Last spring a window at her business was damaged by rocks, costing her $1,200 to repair, she said.

Tailgating, or following too closely behind the vehicle in front, is a major cause of crashes.

The Prince George Pineview Second Blackpine Scout Group will hold their 30-year reunion and open house on April 30.

Funding for snow removal was a hot topic at city council on Wednesday. Approximately $1.5 million from the 2010 snow levy was moved into the snow reserve fund -- restoring the reserve which has been empty since the end of 2008. The city only used $3.

With a job description in hand, School District #57 hopes to have a new district principal of Aboriginal education in place within the next few months.

Don't forget to come out to the fifth annual Prince George Citizen Regional Spelling Bee Saturday in Prince George. The competition, beginning at 1 p.m.

Prince George is seeking to become the third Bear Smart city in B.C. City Hall's plan calls for changes in how residents store their garbage, manage fruit trees, place bird feeders and store other bear attractants on their property.

A pre-trial conference is scheduled for June 29 for Cody Alan Legebokoff, accused of murdering Fraser Lake teen Loren Donn Leslie. Leslie's body was found Nov. 27 near Vanderhoof in the area of an unused old logging road near Highway 27.