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Quesnel city council is heading into budget discussions with the task of cutting the city's costs by $1-million to keep this year's tax hike to no more than three per cent.

The southern interior town of Princeton was named the GamesTown 2010 winner Wednesday and the community of 3,000 and will receive a $100,000 cash bonus to go towards upgrading a recreational facility.

Long-time city employee and Quesnel icon Dennis Baptiste will light the cauldron when the community holds its Olympic torch celebration on Friday afternoon.

The past 50 years of hustle and bustle at Duchess Park senior secondary school in Prince George will culminate in a large reunion of people who attended school, taught or worked there.

There is an emergency fundraising event at the Tandori restaurant on Thursday from 4 to 10 p.m. for those affected by the earthquake in Haiti that has left millions in need.

In an historic gesture, School District 57 trustees voted unanimously in favour of implementing B.C.'s very first aboriginal-choice elementary school.

Work in earnest has only just begun on transforming the old Chances Good Time Community Gaming Centre into a new medical centre, but it's already drawing inquiries, says Dan McLaren.

Patrons using Exhibition Park this Friday will find parking altered to accommodate the Olympic torch celebration.

The Olympic torch is spending the night in Prince George, and that means there will be two opportunities to catch a glimpse of the flame as it passes through the city.

Tuesday was the night the ball got rolling.