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The labour movement is not against taxes, but the HST is the wrong tax at the wrong time on the wrong people, says B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair.

A bathroom fan is the centre of an investigation into a house fire in College Heights. The home on Madden Place was ablaze at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Fifteen firefighters from three halls responded.

Operation Red Nose is recruiting volunteers Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Atrium at the College of New Caledonia.

Education expert Gary Anaka will be in Prince George on Tuesday evening to present a workshop on the "magical teenage brain." Hosted by the Prince George Child Care Association, it will be held at the Hart Community Centre, 4900 West Austin Road.

More air quality testing in the city has shown formaldehyde levels below provincial limits. The test results were released by the Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable on Wednesday. The testing on July Aug.

Closure to be permanent, as of Jan. 13

Enbridge is holding technical meetings on its $5.5-billion pipeline project, but doesn't know yet whether those meetings will include Prince George.

The Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River will hold a public forum in Prince George on Thursday. The session is set between 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn.

A provincial government promise, made Tuesday, to eliminate the jet fuel tax for international flights will help sell Prince George as a place for cargo carriers to land, says Prince George Airport Authority chief executive officer John Gibson.

Prince George is being asked to nominate their closest friends and family members to take part in a show that requires two things: renovation ambition and little skill.