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It is estimated that the demolition of the Prince George Hotel will cost more than $1 million, with a big chunk of that going to clean up its environmental history.

A grand opening for the new state-of-the-art weigh scale just south of Red Rock on Highway 97 was held Saturday.

The Prince George RCMP have confirmed the identity of the deceased female found near LC Gunn Park on October 8, 2010, as 35 year old Cynthia Frances Maas of Prince George, B.C. Investigators are classifying her death as a homicide.

Thirty-five year old Cynthia Frances Maas is the eighth confirmed homicide in Prince George this year. Prince George RCMP found human remains near LC Gunn Park October 8, in an area that exhibited signs of frequent recreational use, said Cpl.

Quesnel RCMP are on the lookout for three suspects after a 50-year-old man was attacked outside of 132 Beath Street at about 10 p.m. on Friday. The three are all males, believed to be in their late teens or early 20s.

A late-August drug bust has yielded a 131-day sentenced for a Prince George man. Jason Gordon Mease, 32, was among six people arrested Aug. 27 when RCMP swooped in on a "problem drug house" in the 1100 block of Chilako Avenue.

Prince George RCMP have arrested one women and are keeping an eye out for another following a home invasion on Friday night. Shortly after they were called to a home in the 2600 block of Quince Street at 9:50 p.m.

The mayor's task force on improving the downtown, now called Downtown Partnership, has decided on a model to provide long-term governance for downtown redevelopment.

After a three-year legal battle, activists in British Columbia will finally get a chance to challenge Canada's prostitution laws in court. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled on Oct.

The provincial government needs to boost court resources to prevent another impaired driving charge from being thrown out because it has taken too long to bring the matter to trial, says a Mothers Against Drunk Driving spokeswoman.