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At one point in Wednesday night's trustee forum, candidates were asked to justify the board's existence in a cash-strapped district.

A new Prince George mayoral poll puts candidate Don Zurowski 10 points ahead of Lyn Hall among decided voters.

Candidates for mayor and city council met for the first all-candidates debate of the election on Saturday.

There is now less than one month until the civic election.

Prince George got its first look at the man who would be mayor Wednesday night as candidates Lyn Hall and Don Zurowski faced off in their first debate.

The two-horse race for mayor accelerated into the top of the homestretch on Saturday as candidate Don Zurowski officially opened his campaign headquarters.

Voters have two to choose from in Prince George's mayoral race - and 26 for the rest of city council.

The nomination period has begun for November's local government elections. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, candidates for mayor and councillor could drop off their nomination papers to the fifth floor at city hall.

What's up for grabs? On Nov. 15, residents will elect people to fill the roles of Prince George mayor and city councillor, School District 57 school board trustee and Regional District of Fraser-Fort George area director.

So what's really at stake here? How about property taxes, the roads on which we drive, how neighbourhoods evolve, the state of parks, fields, arenas and swimming pools, policies governing local schools, whether fluoride is added to drinking water, wh