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Prince George numbers have fallen slightly during the 13th annual Interior Drive for Life blood donor challenge with Kelowna. In week five the Prince George blood donor clinic met 111.7 per cent of its goal, and 109.

The Prince George Citizen, with help from volunteers, is poised to raise the bar of literacy in the region. The goal of Raise-A-Reader Day on Sept.

A two-vehicle collision in a Prince George back alley Sept. 10 resulted in a man being transported by air ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The Prince George Chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women are ready to help tackle the world as their new season begins.

On the same night one of my favourite bands, Bedouin Soundclash, was playing at UNBC I opted instead to go see someone from a little closer to home. Rachelle van Zanten was at Art Space doing a fundraiser concert for the ColdSnap festival.

Premier Gordon Campbell's decision to have British Columbians decide the fate of HST in a referendum next year is just more doublespeak, said Eric Allen, Fight HST organizer.

Students at Sacred Heart school have begun cross-country running training after school and during P.E. sessions. The students are preparing for the annual meet at Rainbow Park in early October.

It seems one crook was having a gas in Prince George. Three robberies at fuel stations all appear to be the work of the same suspect. Cameras caught images of the individual, and police are now asking for the public's help identifying him.

Local anti-HST organizer Eric Allen is welcoming the premier's promise to not only make a referendum on the issue binding on the legislature but also to have it decided by a simple majority of those voters who cast ballots.

The kickoff to the symphony season is just as exciting and full of anticipation as the first day back at school! This year, the skies opened Sunday afternoon and Fort George Park proved to be too much of a challenging venue for audience and instrumen