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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 05:54 |
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Its orientation day for students attending UNBC this year. Classes begin tomorrow . One of the most exciting items this year at the university will be the opening of the bio-energy building. Testing will start in October even though the building won't be completed.By the end of the academic year UNBC should have the lowest carbon footprint of any university in Canada. It's orientation day for CNC students as well today ,while K to 12 students in all public and Catholic schools in Prince George start the new school year tomorrow.
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 07:09 |
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Carney Hill will open its doors to students September 8th, like every other school. But, unlike every other school, Carney Hill will be BC's first aboriginal choice school. Ben Berland of the Aboriginal Education Board is excited, saying the concept of an aboriginal school has captured attention nationally, and even internationally.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 16:47 |
It's the "Share a Little Magic" month for Big Brothers, Big Sister of Prince George.
The agency is in need of volunteers with 15 boys and four girls on the wait list for mentors. They join 130 agencies across the country in recognizing individuals who help children by volunteering.There are varying levels of commitment ranging from one hour a week up to four hours a week. Big Brothers, Big Sisters has been working in this community for over 30 years.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 16:47 |
After a grueling 49 weeks, 32 students have graduated from the practical nursing program at CNC. More than a third have already lined up interviews
in Northern Health and, with the advances of health care in the North, more are expected.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 16:47 |
The long weekend means increased traffic on the highways across BC.
RCMP will be increasing their presence throughout the region, looking for aggressive drivers who are endangering other motorists. Sgt Pat McTiernan says police enforcement strategies are focused around reducing the number of crashes and injuries along highways. So if you plan to drive aggressively, be prepared to face the consequences.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 16:47 |
The Labour Day weekend is upon us - and the tradition dates back to April 1872.
That's when a parade was staged in support of the Toronto Topographical Union's strike. On July 23, 1894, Canadian Prime Minister John Thompson and his government made Labour Day, to be recognized on the first Monday in September, an official holiday. Over the years, however, there has been tremendous change to the Labour Movement.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 16:47 |
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Heather Park School is about to become the largest elementary school in District 57. With students from the former Austin Road and Springwood Elementary Schools, enrollment is expected to hit close to 700 students.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 12:10 |
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The Steelworkers Union has reached four-year contracts with the Hampton Group in Burns Lake, the Conifex Group in Mackenzie and Fort St. James and Lakeland Mills in Prince George.
President of Local 1-424 Frank Everitt says the contracts include two percent wage increases in the third and fourth years of the contract as well as a chance to profit-sharing with the mills.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 07:19 |
As the last long weekend of the summer begins, police are warning drivers to take it easy on the highways. And soon government will increase speeding deterrents.
Starting September 20, if a driver is caught going more than 40 kilometres an hour over the speed limit, their vehicle will be impounded for seven days.
If you're caught again, the vehicle will be taken for 30 days and 60 days for drivers who are caught for a third or more times within a two year period.
BC's Solicitor General Mike de Jong says the new rules are going in because excessive speed can be a death sentence.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 07:26 |
It's the "Share a Little Magic" month for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Prince George.
The agency is in need of volunteers with 15 boys and four girls on the wait list for mentors. Executive Director, Jamie Kranrod says there are varying levels of commitment ranging from one hour a week to four hours. Big Brothers, Big Sisters has been working in this community for over 30 years.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:07 |
A Prince George woman will be cycling across Canada in the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride. Fifty six year old Peggy Tobin will start on September 9th in Vancouver. She will ride with forty one others riders and set out for the seven thousand kilometre ride. Tobin has been training for several months in hopes to raise money to help children that have been touched by cancer. The money raised will go toward child oncology centers across Canada.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:06 |
The Northern Cancer Centre isn't slated to open until the end of 2012, but its first physician has already been hired. Dr. Robert Olson, a radiation oncologist, will be part of the provincial Radiation Therapy Program which will bring service to the north for the first time when the centre is opened. He has also been appointed as an assistant professor with the Northern Medical Program through the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. His academic responsibilities within the NMP will be teaching and research.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:04 |
Prince George RCMP have executed a search warrant at an Oak Street house they say is associated to the gang "Game Tight Soldiers." Police say they encountered a heavily-barricaded front door when serving a warrant in the 2200 block of Oak Street late Wednesday afternoon, but managed to get in through a sliding glass door. They found crack cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia. Three men and a woman were arrested. Another drug bust and a murder occurred on Oak Street in the last three weeks.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:04 |
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Team Northern BC is on its way to the far east. The group plans to participate in a trade show in Shanghai, and hopes to forge direct relationships with other cities in China. Advocates for these ventures say the opportunities are endless, but one local manufacturer says caution is required.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:03 |
Theatre North West is scoffing at the latest arts funding announcement from the province. Just weeks after the resignation of the head of the BC Arts Council, the government is handing over what they call an extra seven million dollars in funding. But officials with Theatre North West say it isn't new money.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:02 |
School District 57 is about to make history in BC. On September 8th, the province's first aboriginal choice school will open its doors. It's been in the works for the more than a decade, and is now a reality.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:08 |
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The Northern Cancer Centre isn't slated to open until the end of 2012, but its first physician has already been hired.
Dr. Robert Olson, a radiation oncologist, will be part of the provincial Radiation Therapy Program which will bring service to the north for the first time when the centre is opened. He has also been appointed as an assistant professor with the Northern Medical Program through the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. His academic responsibilities within the NMP will be teaching and research.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:59 |
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Just weeks after the resignation of the head of the BC Arts Council, Jane Danzo, the province is handing over what it calls an extra seven million dollars in funding. But officials with Theatre North West in Prince George say it's dollars that have already been announced. Back in March the government announced 10 million in funding for arts through the 2010 Sports and Arts Legacy program. It then implemented 3 million of that budget and Theatre North West officials say this is the remaining 7 million. All of this comes after the budget for the BC Arts Council was cut by 52 percent and the gaming grants were removed in the last year.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:58 |
Carney Hill will be starting up next week as British Columbia's first aboriginal school. The idea has been in the works for more than a decade. Ben Berland with the Aboriginal Board of Education says there is one major challenge. The school has been developed as a strategy to develop more successful education outcomes for aboriginal students who have low graduation levels traditionally. Berland says the eyes of the province and the nation will be watching to see how the school makes out.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:39 |
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Prince George RCMP have executed a search warrant at an Oak Street house they say is associated to the gang "Game Tight Soldiers."
Police say they encountered a heavily-barricaded front door when they went to serve the warrant in the 22-hundred block Oak late Wednesday afternoon, but managed to get in through a sliding glass door. They found crack cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia. Three men and a woman were arrested.
The investigation of the operation there is continuing.
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