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The City of Prince George spent more than $4.3 million on consultants during 2008 and is projecting a total of $4.4 million in 2009.

City hall is seeking nominations for this year's volunteer recognition and youth of the year awards. The awards include the recreation award, community service award, youth of the year award and outstanding volunteer award.

A locked gun cabinet containing five firearms was stolen from a residence in the North Nechako Road area Saturday morning between 7 and 8. No one was home at the time.

The RCMP in Burns Lake send out an alert about an Internet scam that involved the purchase of a car. On Feb. 4 a caller told police they had purchased a car on ebay motors that was said to be in the Vancouver area.

The city will need to increase its property tax levy 3.5 per cent to maintain service levels and funding for contractual commitments, according to a staff report that will go before city council tonight during it's opening budget discussion meeting.

Several windows were broken at Heather Park middle school early Saturday morning, said Prince George RCMP. Video surveillance showed a group of suspects approaching the school at 7151 Heather Park Rd., at 3:41 a.m., police said.

The Prince George RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested three individuals Wednesday at about 10 p.m. after a stolen snowmobile was seen in the bed of the truck they were driving. The CRT has been conducting surveillance on a known criminal hotspot.

For the past 64 years the first week in February has traditionally been White Cane Week in Canada. The mission is to promote awareness about blindness and visual impairment.

Recommendations made to keep snowmobilers safe

An economist from a left-wing think tank said the harmonized sales tax a step in the right direction during a UNBC symposium on the issue, but added there is room for improvement, particularly in softening the impact on low-income earners.