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The deadline is fast approaching for nominations for awards to be presented during a "double grand gala celebration" of residential and commercial construction in northern B.C.

For the third year in a row the CN Centre has been nominated for the Major Facility of the Year in the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Award for facilities under 8,000 seats.

A production team from CBC's Dragon's Den will be in town March 11 looking for the next big thing.

The Safari family will revisit Pine Centre Mall in Prince George with live critters that do not contravene any city bylaws.

Terasen's plans for a call-centre in Prince George will go ahead after the the natural gas provider agreed to the B.C. Utilitiies Commission conditions for approval. The Vancouver-based utility made the announcement this afternoon.

Williams Lake RCMP are searching for Wade Frank, 21. Police there said Frank is wanted on an outstanding warrant "for assault stemming from an incident that occurred in Williams Lake" in November.

Prince George RCMP were called to an assault incident in the 1900 block of Upland Street at a 12:25 p.m. Monday.

The Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance is hosting a community meeting to discuss the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project.

The city's official debt load looks massive on paper. Taxpayers don't need to worry about that large number, the real debt is a different story according to city budget officials.

Monday is being looked upon as the first day of a new downtown Prince George as an RCMP unit begins a blitz towards a safer and cleaner heart of the city.