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Fires cause alarm

Five residential fires in the past year is causing alarm bells to ring at the Prince George Fire & Rescue Department.

The colour purple

A big celebration will be happening jointly with Elks Lodge 122 and the Royal Purple Lodge 48 as members celebrate their 85th and 65th anniversaries, respectively, in Prince George.

Public invited to air quality advocacy group's AGM

PACHA to introduce new president
Keeping it clean

Keeping it clean

A sunny spring day sawstudents from Blackburn elementary school picking up litter around the area and Bittner Park on Tuesday. Twenty-five to 30 students took part in the effort.

Dynamics of abuse and crime

Victim Services Week is a fine opportunity to attend a number of workshops that have to do with dynamics of abuse and crime.

New fees for B.C. specialists

Specialist doctors will now be able to bill for a package of new fees as part of a $45 million program the province hopes will cut down on trips to the emergency room and unnecessary referrals.

Man accused of double murder to appear in court May 4

A court appearance for the man accused of a double murder off Blackwater Road has been put over to May 4. Michael James Bartley, 36, was previously scheduled to appear on Tuesday.

Brace yourself for bears

The warmer-than-usual spring hasn't translated into an early emergence of bears from their dens but that doesn't mean residents shouldn't get themselves ready, says conservation officer Gary Van Spengen.

Unemployment rate tumbles

Powered by a 2,200-position surge in the number of people holding down jobs, the city's unemployment rate tumbled three percentage points to 9.3 per cent last month, according to labour market survey results from Statistics Canada.

Burns Lake man identified

Vanderhoof RCMP report the man who died in an April 4 collision in Fraser Lake is David Wayne McEntire of Burns Lake. He was 40 years old.