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The B.C. Ministry of Environment has set up a system where they will test for formaldehyde, and other air-borne chemicals, in the middle of the night if they get word of a particularly poor air episode.

A sledgehammer struck the side of the vacant building with a dull smack. A puff of stucco and the crumbs of old Prince George wafted out onto the sidewalk.

The Northern Orchestra takes a different approach when it comes to presenting classical music.

He got the part on the pilot of a television series and now the former Prince George resident will be seen as a regular on Blackstone that begins shooting in Edmonton in July for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.

There are 15 Prince George performers at the Performing Arts B.C. provincial competition in Duncan, B.C.

A majority of British Columbians support a crude oil tanker ban for B.C. Coastal waters, show the results of a Mustel survey commissioned by the environmental group ForestEthics.

The BC SPCA Challenge against Kamloops is winding down with a final fundraiser tonight at Nancy O's from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will be cat and dog cocktails on the drink menu and an auction featuring "bad animal art.

It may be time to mix a little water with the wine. Although the HST reduces sales tax on alcoholic beverages, consumers won't pocket much savings.

Squabbles between economic development bodies in recent days has to stop, said two of the most powerful political voices on Prince George soil Wednesday.

HST will reduce taxes by three per cent on alcoholic beverages, but consumers won't pocket much savings due to new Liquor Department Board (LDB) markups. The LDB claims there will be virtually no changes in price when alcohol is purchased from B.C.