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Changes to the way the city finances its acquisitions of vehicles and machinery were approved during Monday night's city council meeting.

Following 90 years of providing library services to visually impaired Canadians, the CNIB is calling on the federal and provincial governments for assistance.

Nominations are being accepted for the provincial government's 2010 Child Care Awards of Excellence which recognize exceptional contributions made by early childhood educators and licensed family child-care providers across B.C.

City council approved a change Monday night in the way their salaries are established. They'll now be based on the average annual increase in the public administration industry as determined by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Starting at Van Bien elementary school and then winding its way through downtown before finishing at Exhibition Park, the Olympic torch will be taking a long and circuitous route once it reaches Prince George later this month. To arrive here on Fri.

Just as the Canadian Red Cross marked the fifth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami in Asia, disaster struck again with a Jan.12 earthquake that has devastated the country of Haiti, leaving thousands dead in its wake.

Prince George-Peace River MP Jay Hill has remained unaffected by the federal Conservative government's cabinet shuffle.

The provincial government has launched a pilot program for a web-based system that will give potential jurors the option of responding to summonses electronically - but it will be some time yet, if at all, before it starts in Prince George.

The outside of a Hart Highway home is still an intact shell, but significant damage was done inside, according to fire officials. Prince George Fire Rescue Service was sent to 8090 Hart Highway at about 6:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Who sits on the Prince George Airport Authority's board of directors Jim Blake: the former College of New Caledonia president has been the chair since the PGAA's inception in 2000. Nominated by the City of Prince George.