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Just as the changes to the Agricultural Land Commission will split the province into two zones, there are two zones of debate over the plan. “It’s something that should have been done in the ALC originally,” said William Norton, a former vice-chair of the Agricultural Land Commission and Prince George rancher. At the other end of the spectrum: “Upon the day it is passed, I believe that Bill 24 will increase uncertainty in the marketplace and undermine the stability of the agricultural land...

As a family, they were a “baker’s dozen.” Thirteen children growing up with loving, hard-working parents on a farm in St. Catherines, Prince Edward Island. Celeste Veld of Prince George was 13 years old when her brother Parnell was born Oct. 15, 1954. “There were no prenatal ultrasounds and blood tests like there are now, to identify Down Syndrome,” said Veld. “My mom just knew from the start that he was different from the rest of us.” However, he was never treated that way. Veld’s brother...

Real Canadian Superstore in Prince George will be holding its annual Extra Helping Spring Food Drive from Friday, April 4 to Thursday, April 24. And Prince George residents can help their local Salvation Army by purchasing or bringing in non-perishable food items and dropping them into the Extra Helping donation bins in-store or by making a cash donation at the check out. In an April 3 Loblaw news release from Vancouver announcing the kick off of its Extra Helping Spring Food Drive, it says...

A lot changed while Erik Dierks was gone from the BC Cancer Foundation. “When I left (in the early 2000s),” says the vice president of development for the foundation, “we were raising a little more than $20 million a year. “We raised $58.2 million last year.” Dierks will be in Prince George as a guest speaker at the Wheelin’ Warriors of the North fundraising dinner on April 12. The Wheelin’ Warriors are a local team of cyclists which rides in the...

Community Policing is holding a free workshop in Prince George on April 8 to show residents and business owners how to protect themselves from scams, fraud and counterfeit currency. Sabrina Cordeiro with the Bank of Canada will provide training on how to use security features on currency to help protect yourself against counterfeits. RCMP Const. Stephen Dunn will talk about some of the more prevalent frauds and scams, including identity theft and debit/credit card theft. The workshop runs...

The board of governors of the College of New Caledonia are looking at a way to reduce their projected budget deficit for the 2014-15 school year by 20 per cent – without dropping programs. A proposal was brought forward at the March 28 board meeting to close the CNC Day Care. Executive director of external relations Randall Heidt made one thing clear in his report to the board. “There are no plans to close the ECE (Early Childhood Education) program at CNC. If the daycare is closed at the...

They may have been the first games the UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team played in 2014, but coach Andy Cameron says the exhibition games in Kamloops on the weekend were not really a start to the new year. “It was more a wrap-up to the previous season,” Cameron said. “It gave us a chance to measure how the players developed over the winter.” The Timberwolves lost 4-1 and 3-0 to Thompson Rivers University, but Cameron wasn’t concerned with the final results. “There were some easily...

Steve Earle must have told his band some pretty good things about Prince George, because he’s coming back, and this time he’s bringing the Dukes with him. Steve Earle and the Dukes will be playing Vanier Hall on June 26 for one night only. This is the first time Earle and the Dukes have played the city. When Earle was recently here, the show sold out quickly, and this one is likely to do the same. Earle first gained notice in the music business as a songwriter, penning hits for...