Local News

Agreement pens finally stroked a labour dispute out of service. Quesnel municipal workers now have a mutually acceptable contract with Quesnel City Hall. CUPE local 1050 represents city employees in the nearby Cariboo town.

Three new directors have been appointed to Geoscience BC, and among them is a northerner, Mackenzie mayor Stephanie Killam. Joining her on the board are Richard Dunn of Encana and Geoff Freer of Firth Group.

French conversion courses begin Thursday for beginners at Le Cercle des Canadiens Francais centre. Courses for the intermediate level started Sept. 14. The French Canadian Association are also holding a corn-on-the-cob roast on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

Canada Post awarded Rebecca Beuschel of Quesnel with a literacy award to celebrate her efforts to strengthen and improve literacy in her community.

A women's version of Baldy Hughes is in the planning stages. The Citizen is the first to report that a women's addiction recovery facility is in the works modelled on the residential therapeutic community for men.

A team of 10 Prince George leaders will don PG Minor Hockey Association jerseys on Friday in Vancouver, as they line up against Kelowna and Kamloops in a battle of municipal willpower.

A power outage n Prince George Monday that left more than 100 residents without electricity was caused by a single vehicle accident on River Road. RCMP say about noon time a vehicle struck a power pole and rolled onto its roof off the roadway.

For the first time, women at Prince George Regional Correctional Centre will have their own facility. Until now, the female inmates were housed in the same building the men were in, sharing common amenities in scheduled turns.

An old fashioned community picnic will be held all day Sept. 26 at the Fort St. James National Historical Site. The special Golden Raven experience features free entry, free activities and free beef dips. Call 250-996-7191 for more information.

The province's commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch will be out in force throughout northern B.C. this week ensuring commercial vehicles are operating with safe braking systems.