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School board trustees will be holding an extra meeting to catch up on their work. The meeting is set for Tues. Feb. 8 in the boardroom at the central administration office, 2100 Ferry Avenue, 7 p.m.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development has issued a call for nominations for this year's child care awards of excellence.

Cancer treatment for northern B.C. residents took another step forward Friday with the arrival of a medical oncologist for the B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North. Dr. Suresh Katakkar will be working full time, along with Dr.

Zion Lutheran Christian School is holding registration for its next kindergarten class. The class starts in September and is open to children whose fifth birthday falls on or before Dec. 31, 2011.

The College of New Caledonia will need to reduce costs by up to $1.85 million to make budget ends meet for 2011-12 according to a projection presented to the school's board of directors on Friday.

Todd Lawrence Berg, 24, of Quesnel has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to possession of ecstasy for the purpose of trafficking.

The Fort George Highway Rescue Department (FGHR) was called out to a multi-vehicle crash north of Prince George on Wednesday.

The College of New Caledonia is facing a projected budget shortfall of approximately $1.85 million next year, board members heard during their meeting on Friday in Prince George.

A teenage girl was found deceased when Burns Lake police attended a home on Uncha Mountain Road on the afternoon of Jan. 26.

A nominee for the Conservative Party candidacy in Prince George-Peace River says he'll seek reform of Canada's "open-house immigration and refugee system" if elected.