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Signs reflect on city's past, future

Fort George Park was the centre of Canada Day Celebrations, especially the live entertainment that flowed on the stage from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thousands of people came to enjoy the festivities at the Canada Day celebration at Fort George Park. Check out some of the sights.

The Prince George-based Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance has written to the Initiatives Prince George board of directors to question the economic development agency's support of Enbridge's proposed $5.5-billion oil pipeline through northern B.C.

The main campground at Carp Lake Provincial Park is back in operation. Closed for the 2009 camping season because of thousands of unsafe trees killed by the mountain pine beetle, it is now reopened, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced today.

The city's fleet service's campaign to reduce emissions has put it into some rarified air.

Join in the fun at Fort George Park from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This annual event to celebrate Canada Day is presented by the Multicultural Heritage Society of Prince George.

If you've never spent Canada Day in Prince George, the variety of food offered at Fort George Park can be surprising. Booths of numerous ethnic food booths line up every year, going past the typical hot dogs and hamburgers.

It's still on the drawing board, but the proposed downtown district energy system has earned city hall the Canadian District Energy Association's municipal green award for 2010. Mayor Dan Rogers said the city is honoured to receive the award.

Initiatives Prince George Development Corp. has signed up with the Smart Tax Alliance, which in an open letter this week to all the province's MLAs, is calling on the government to stay the course on the HST that came into effect on Thursday. The B.