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There has been a wholesale board and senior management change at the Prince George Metis Housing Society, and B.C. Housing has undertaken an internal review of the housing organization, The Citizen has learned.

A proposal to subdivide 2.8 hectares at 779 Foreman Road into three new lots was advanced to the public hearing stage during Monday night's city council meeting. Currently, a single-family dwelling is situated on the property's southeast corner.

The Prince George Council of Seniors needs more room. Addressing city council on Monday night, PGCOS manager Lola-Dawn Fennell said the group needs a home about twice the size of its current 2,000-square-foot location at 1055 Fifth Avenue downtown.

Two city councillors will be able to attend two meetings next month via teleconference. City council agreed to extend the courtesy to Coun. Cameron Stolz for the Feb. 1 regular meeting and to Coun. Garth Frizzell for the Feb. 10 budget meeting.

Police entered three rural residences Monday in the Beaverley area with search warrants in order to seize more than 3,000 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. The grow operations were sophisticated in structure.

Three outlying communities will see funding renewed to help new immigrants improve their English language skills through one-on-one tutoring. The English as a Second Language Programs in Valemount, Fort St.

The district sustainability committee is recommending the closure of 14 area schools. These closures will help offset a budget shortfall of $7 million.

Free transit will be provided to the Olympic torch relay celebration later this month. Deploying two buses at each of Spruceland and Pine Centre, they'll shuttle passengers to Exhibition Park and back during the evening of Jan.

City council members made no commitment either way Monday night after hearing from a group fighting to keep the Pine Valley Golf Centre in its current location.

Tonight, parents and stakeholders hope the waiting will be at least partially over, but the worrying may be just beginning over school closures and cuts to the local education budget. At 7 p.m.