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UNBC prof investigating the way children’s literature influences a child’s perception of government

Saturday will bring a sure sign of spring. The 10th annual Seedy Saturday by master gardeners Dave Rempel and Grace Morrice will lead a gardening workshop form 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Exploration Place.

Diane Boudreau was well known in her community and surrounded by a large, supportive family when she succumbed to ALS before they could hold a fundraiser in her honour.

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.

A full day of hands-on activity is in store for the nearly 200 high school students from across northern BC who are travelling to the University of Northern British Columbia for the first-ever Discover Health Forum.

Butterfly Threads and Vanilla are holding a spring fashion show to raise funds for Prince George Hospice Society. The dinner and fashion show on March 3 will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the Coast In of the North.

Initiative Prince George is spending a grand total of $6,000 to market the city at the Olympics.

This year's Citizen and CanWest spelling bee will feature 44 competitors from Prince Rupert to McBride and from Fort St. John to Quesnel.

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

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