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The City of Prince George will unveil a marketing plan for the downtown Friday morning meant to attract businesses and land developers to revitalize the core.

Police blotter from around the province

Health professionals in the Prince George area may want to check their closets this weekend for any gently-used scrub garb they can part with to support a CNC bursary for a health science student worthy of needed financial support.

Saanich police remained tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the death this week of a noted former Prince George couple in their beachfront home near Victoria. Sgt.

A College of New Caledonia (CNC) nursing instructor is asking health professionals in the Prince George area to clean out their closets and donate their gently used uniforms and scrubs to the college.

Prince George and area resident are encouraged to sign up early for this year's Relay for Life event.

The city is planning to woo developers into the downtown with a new incentive plan.

Tommy Bellavance has travelled to Prince George from Three Rivers, Que. to hone his skills in his hoped-for future profession.

Tumbler Ridge has been granted a 25-year community forest licence which it will use to support existing jobs in the forest sector, reduce wildfire risks and produce bioenergy to provide back-up power to the community.

The recent heavy snowfall has prompted the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) to issued a special warning for south and central B.C. The main concern is weak layers deeply buried in the snowpack.