Local News

The federal Conservative government's position on a tanker exclusion zone off of British Columbia's coast, which has implications for Enbridge's proposed $4.5 billion pipeline, appeared in question earlier this month.

Organizers are refocusing the anti-HST petition in an attempt to reach more people. The petition is available to sign this week at the Professional Building from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Specialized air-quality testing is set to begin Wednesday in the Millar Addition neighbourhood. The B.C. Ministry of Environment is following up on unusually high formaldehyde levels reported in the area.

Prince George Hospice Society is holding a raffle of two private suite tickets for the Elton John concert July 16 plus dinner for two at Earls.

Readers may be surprised to learn there are so many in Prince George, including children and the elderly, who are hungry.

Local drummer Granville Johnson invites the public to join him for day of drumming Saturday at Kakwa Ecovillage on the bank of the Fraser River. Kakwa is located in the Robson Valley, 136 km east of Prince George on Highway 16.

Prince George RCMP are warning the public to never share their banking information with anyone. The warning follows a number of complaints received during the past week regarding ATM or bank machine fraud. For more, see The Citizen.

The federal government's environmental assessment agency is inviting comment on the proposed scope of a review of Pacific Booker Metal Inc.'s $516-million Morrison gold and copper project in northern B.C.

In order to obtain more signatures, anti-HST organizers are branching out and after this Saturday, May 29, the petition will no longer be at the Professional Building. It will be available at the 1705 Third Ave. location Tuesday to Friday from 12 p.

The Stellat'en First Nation say they have filed a petition in B .C. Supreme Court asking for a stoppage of the $498-million expansion and upgrade of the Endako molybdenum mine in northern B.C.