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Savings of $9 million proposed for schools

A group of parents and teachers have come up with a list of proposals to trim the school district's budget by $9 million over three years in answer to a challenge trustee Roxanne Ricard issued last month at the start of a 60-day consultation period i

Northern health praise

Northern Health

Diabetes rampant on St. Kitts

Nowhere in the world can diabetes be more prevalent than in a community visited by a Prince George woman doing her practicum to complete a podiatry degree in foot care. Karen LeFrancois, working in Frigate Bay on St.

City boss in P.G.

Mitigating local impacts of the upcoming federal budget is what a major Canadian municipal leader will be discussing in Prince George today. Brock Carlton, the chief executive officer of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, is on a B.C.

Economic development officer hired in Quesnel

The Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation has hired April Cheng to be its economic development officer.

Mackenzie pulp sale still in works

The sale of the Mackenzie pulp mill to an Indonesian-based company continues to be "on the right track," says one of the principals involved in completing the transaction.

Dick Byl Law making changes

Dick Byl Law Corporation is not closing, but it is changing. Rumours were alive on the streets that the 17-year-old all-local legal firm owned and operated by Dick Byl was closing its doors.

Economic development officer hired in Quesnel

The Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation has hired April Cheng to be its economic development officer.

Elder mourned

Margurite (Margaret) Marie Gagnon Most honoured elder of the Lheitli T'enneh First Nations, mother to 20 children and numerous grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren. Born Aug. 31, 1914 in South Fort George (Prince George), B.C. Died Feb.

A story of a green moose

Gale Riding of Prince George wanted to give something back to the B.C. Children's Hospital after her daughter received such good care during eye surgery. So she decided to publish a book she had written for her own children in hopes of raising funds.