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The coroner’s inquest into the April 23, 2012 explosion and fire that killed two men and injured 22 others has taken some unexpected turns over the past few days. When the inquest, looking into the deaths of Alan Little and Glenn Roche, adjourned on Friday, chief coroner Lisa Lapointe ruled that an investigation into the explosion conducted by legal counsel for Lakeland Mills was relevant to the inquest. However, she also ruled that the information was subject solicitor/client privilege and...

A 45-year-old man from Prince George has died as a result of injuries he sustained yesterday after being shot near Fifth Avenue and Gillett Street. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday March 22, the Prince George RCMP and other emergency services were called to a report of a man down on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Gillett Street. Officers arrived and found a man with serious injuries. He was transported by the BC Ambulance Service to the University Hospital of Northern BC where he...

Two men are dead following an avalanche near McBride Saturday. Police say that four men from Alberta were snowmobiling on the Lower Dore Mountain Range when the avalanche caught three of the four men. One was able to dig himself out immediately. The third man was dug out by the other two survivors but it was apparent that he had succumbed to his injuries and was deceased at the time of the recovery. The two survivors were not able to locate the forth individual so they went for help. At the...

Two men are in custody and facing several charges following an early morning shooting in Prince George. At approximately 6 a.m. on Monday March 23, the Prince George RCMP received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting possible shots fired in the area of Fox Drive, off Chief Lake Road in the northern part of Prince George. While en route to the scene, General Duty officers located a suspect vehicle on Foothills Boulevard. When officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver failed t...

The B.C. cabinet has refused to appoint George Abbott as the next Chief Commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission, leaving the position vacant as of April 1. Cabinet ministers were tight-lipped about the reason for the sudden reversal on appointing Abbott, who was approached about the job six months ago by Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad. Rustad issued a statement saying only that a search will begin for a new appointee, emphasizing the “critical importance” of the...

Taxpayers in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George can expect to pay a little less in taxes this year, even though the budget has increased. Last week the board approved an operating budget of $36.3 million, which is $4.1 million more than last year’s budget. Of the $36.3 million, $17.5 million will be funded through property taxation, which is a decrease of $171,740 over 2014. Funding for the budget increase for 2015 is coming in the form of grants and use of reserve funds....