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An unexpected seizure of a loaded sawed-off shotgun and ammunition and arrest of two men was made about 3 p.m.

Stella-Jones Inc. says its proposed purchase of Tangent Rail Corp. is expected to add sales of about $178 million US to its earnings. The company - which has a pole operation in Prince George - plans to finance the purchase through equity and debt.

Mackenzie mayor Stephanie Killam and Prince George councillor Dave Wilbur were returned as chair and acting chair of the Fraser-Fort George Regional Hospital District's board of directors on Thursday.

Even by the time they've visited all 14 schools being considered for closure, school board trustees likely won't be forgetting their trip to Dunster.

A group of members, including couples from Prince George, are travelling to East Timor as part of a 12-member delegation from the B.C. & Yukon Diocese of Development and Peace.

An unexpected seizure of a loaded sawed-off shotgun and ammunition and arrest of two men was made about 3 p.m.

About 40 people showed up for a noontime rally Friday in front of Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond's constituency office to protest provincial government cutbacks and tax hikes.

Regional District of Fraser-Fort George directors agreed to postpone for a month a decision on whether to allow a gravel screening and crushing operation to go ahead in the Miworth area.

College of New Caledonia students enroled in the college's first-ever medical laboratory technologist program graduated on Friday when 15 received their diplomas during a two-hour convocation ceremony.

Barkerville will be included in this year's Golden Raven tourism marketing program. The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors approved an agreement with Barkerville Heritage Trust on Thursday to launch the partnership.