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A special event license was granted to organizers of the inaugural Northern Regional Pond Hockey Challenge by Fraser-Fort George Regional District directors on Thursday.

Prince George woke up Wednesday to a howling, swirling wind and the first genuine snowfall of the season as Mother Nature lived up to the dangerous weather warning Environment Canada issued shortly before 4 a.m.

From now until Christmas Eve the Salvation Army in Prince George will be focused on 16 kettles they pray will brim over with funds to help less fortunate residents have food on the table during the long winter ahead.

A warning of dangerous winter weather issued by Environment Canada early Wednesday morning is proving to be accurate as Prince George woke up to snow and a howling, swirling wind.

Just look for the rainbow flag in the window and you have found the Pride Centre at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Mackenzie was the scene Tuesday of a fatal motor vehicle collision on Cicada Road and Highway 39 within the city limits. The crash was reported at approximately 3 p.m. involving a SUV and a commercial transport truck.

Conifex Timber Inc. president and CEO Ken Shields says the company, a new entrant to the northern B.C. forest sector, is poised for better results in 2011. The company, with operational headquarters in Fort St. James, posted a loss of $2.

Two 14-year-old high school students received minor injuries after being struck in a crosswalk by a mini-van Wednesday afternoon near Pine Centre Mall.

Festival of Trees brings nine days of kick-off-Christmas magic to the people of Prince George and area. The event Saturday through Nov.

The person killed in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday is Marjorie Ankerstein ,of Mackenzie.