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The effort to revive Downtown Prince George cleared a major hurdle, city hall said Tuesday, after a counter-petition failed to attract enough votes to force the proposal back to the drawing board.

School district trustees made a contribution to the city's bid to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Tuesday when they tentatively agreed to allow a two-week spring break to coincide with that event.

A snowmobile accident at Powder King Ski Resort near Mackenzie has claimed the life of a 64-year-old Fort St. John man At about 1:20 p.m. Feb.

Prince George is a finalists in this season's WinterLights competition.

The highly successful Farmers' Market Nutrition and Coupon program that allowed low income families to obtain fresh local foods has been cancelled for the 2010 growing season due to a shortage of funds. For more, see the Citizen.

B.C.'s northern capital has paved the way for a major convention this spring. The Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association is holding its annual general meeting in Prince George, bringing the four western provinces right down our driveway.

The B.C. Poison Control Centre receives more than 70 calls every day about someone being poisoned, and more than half occur in children less than six years old. "Every hour at least one child in B.C.

Johnathan Botelho, a local 12-year-old Sacred Heart student, was chosen as one of 11 children in Canada to attend the Olympics as part of a worldwide program called McDonald's Champion Kids, with the program being offered to schools in Canada through

Prince George Music Festival results: Piano Medalists, Classical Concert Group Grade 1:Cecil MacRae, James Yu, Bobby Cho, Maddison Rossi, Lauren Chrobot, Emily Rachel Siakaluk, Mary Chidiac, Iliana Kranz For more, see the Citizen.

Look for the launch of a multimillion dollar campaign later this year to build the new Canadian Cancer Society lodge to complement the cancer centre opening in 2012.