Local News

Senior citizens across the country are being officially recognized today by the Canadian government for their countless contributions to the development of a nation.

St. Mary's elementary school gymnasium may be a good place to begin Christmas shopping during its 2010 small business fair. The event Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1088 Gillett St.

Six-year-old Quinlan Shaw-Bowers of Prince George has been growing her hair as fast as she can to fulfill a mission. On Saturday she will have her 12-inch pony tail cut off at Razor's Edge to provide wigs for children with cancer.

Students will no longer have to go onto college or university to qualify for a scholarship or bursary administered by the school district.

Horror stories about the problems local teachers are having with the MInistry of Education's centralized data system have prompted trustees to express concerns to the provincial government.

Bright orange-shirted volunteers began selling special editions of the Citizen this morning in exchange for donations to local literacy projects as Raise a Reader Day starts across the city.

While on routine patrol Tuesday night in the Hart community Prince George RCMP found a man loading marijuana into his vehicle. Officers seized 10 pounds of the drug and the 37-year-old has been released on conditions awaiting court.

The battle of the 13th Annual Interior Drive for Life between Prince George and Kelowna will come to an end Thursday at 2 p.m.

The news this week about Clayton Taylor is uplifting to say the least. Taylor, 25, is the man who was critically injured Sept. 10 at Moffat Street and Second Avenue when a driver failed to stop as he exited the alley way.

Now up in the vicinity of University of Northern British Columbia, two new signs not only warn drivers they're heading into moose country but give them an idea of the consequences if they hit one.