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Politicians Weigh In On Mill Curtailments

NORTHERN BC - "We're in for some trying times." That's how MP Todd Doherty described what the sawmilling communities around the region are looking at. At the start of the month, Canfor announced plans to curtail production in 12 BC mills by 10%. On Friday, Conifex announced immediate curtailments and more over Christmas to cut output by 15%. And today, West Fraser Timber delivered a very serious...

Westwood Drive Apartment Fire

PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George Fire Crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at the 3200 block of Westwood Drive just before 10 this morning. 11 firefighters from three halls responded and found a sprinkler system had activated inside the apartment building due to a fire in one of the suites. The fire was contained to the suite involved though some water damage was caused to other suites before...

Christmas Kettle Campaign Launching November 16th

PRINCE GEORGE - This holiday season the folks at the Prince George Salvation Army are looking for volunteers to man Kettles at various locations around the city. New this year for the annual Kettle campaign are several programs and services, that include an online volunteer registration, there are two new locations at London Drugs, BC Liquor Store in the Hart Highway and Adopt A Kettle program....