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

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.

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.

A two-week penny campaign by students at Harwin elementary school raised $577 for the Canadian Red Cross to pass on to the Haiti relief project. When matched by the federal government the donation will total $1,154 to help the earthquake victims.

Daniel Lapp now holds the record for the largest audience to ever watch a Prince George musician. He was front and centre for the live audience of more than 60,000 in B.C.

Pacific BioEnergy Corp. has taken on French-based energy company GDF Suez as a minority owner to help support a $24-million expansion of its Prince George wood pellet plant. In addition to its minority interest, GDF Suez has contracted to purchase 2.

The resurfacing of Highway 97 between Tallus Road and Bear lake is moving forward as the project has now gone to tender. "This is an important road network for our region," says Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell.

Holding up a mirror to one of the major causes of heartache and social dysfunction - marital infidelity - the complex sub-themes of this compelling play are recognizable to everyone.

Tickets for the Yellowhead Rotary Club fundraiser, A Taste of India, are sold out. For the complete "smart-version" of the Prince George Citizen visit our Digital Edition

Everyone who can help out in some way in the event of a local disaster is asked to attend a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon.