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Clad in their trademark yellow jackets, about a dozen paramedics and supporters held a low-key lunch-hour rally Friday in front of Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell's office.

The B.C. Ministry of Forests is contemplating different harvesting levels scenarios in the Prince George Timber Supply area over the next century to contend with the fallout from the mountain pine beetle epidemic.

Amarc Resources announced it has staked some 1,300 square kilometres of additional mineral claims over an underexplored and highly prospective gold-copper belt in the Williams Lake area.

Prince George resident William Malcolm McKay was charged in provincial court Friday with eight firearm-related charges which include unauthorized possession of firearms, possession contrary (to a court order) and unsafe storage.

Giscome elementary is on the chopping block, but the school's community is keeping a cool head. It helped, said one parent, that the school was already in a highly publicized state of flux.

Dave pic For the month the Olympics and Paralympics occupy Vancouver and Whistler, a Prince George company will become quite familiar with the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

The teams representing the University of Northern British Columbia at this year's JDC (Jeux de Commerce) West Business Competition gave the University its most successful showing to date.

Prince George RCMP have conducted another highly successful home raid, resulting in confiscating a major cache of weapons from a city residence where they arrested the male home owner. The search-warrant raid of weapons and ammunition occurred Jan.

Raise-A-Reader continues to make a difference in Prince George as hundreds of people of all ages are encouraged to find the magic in reading and books, learn new literacy skills at school and home, and see new worlds open up before their eyes.

Prince George will be among the more than 50 communities where a national day of action against the proroguing of parliament will be held today. A rally will be held at 1584-7th Ave. (7th and Victoria) from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.