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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:46 |
Constable Lesley Smith says police were called to the CIBC branch at Spruceland at about 11:10 this morning. Police were told an elderly man entered the bank and demanded money from a clerk. A suspect was taken into custody nearby. Police arrested a 75-year-old man who is known to them.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:46 |
Local Mounties issued only 220 speeding tickets and 19 seatbelt tickets over the Labour Day long weekend. There were only 7 drug and alcohol-related suspensions and three impaired driving charges. North District Traffic Services had 16 cars on the road patrolling area highways.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:44 |
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Slow down and pay attention. That's the message to drivers as kids head back to school. With the students’ return comes another reminder for motorists to.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:43 |
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Despite a number of school closures this summer, no teacher has been laid off in the city. The Prince George District Teachers Association says attrition and all-day kindergarten accounted for some of the success in finding placements for teachers who may otherwise have been without a job. But the biggest reason behind the success is retirement.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:42 |
Class officially begins for post secondary students in the area tomorrow. But today marked orientation day for both CNC and UNBC. For the hundreds of new students, it was a chance to see what their schools had to offer.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:32 |
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Prince George RCMP have an elderly bank robbery suspect in custody.
Constable Lesley Smith says police were called to the CIBC branch at Spruceland at about 11:10 this morning. Police were told an elderly man entered the bank and demanded money from a clerk. After a description was given to officers, a suspect was taken into custody nearby.
Police arrested a 75-year-old man who is known to them. He's being held for court on robbery charges.
Smith says the bandit advised a clerk he had a weapon, but no weapon was found during the arrest.
The Scotiabank at Spruceland was robbed by an elderly man with a walker on August 13th. Constable Smith says police believe there is a connection between that robber and this suspect, but they can't release this man's name because an information has not been sworn.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:52 |
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Local Mounties are pleased with how well-behaved motorists were on area highways.
North District RCMP handed out 220 speeding tickets, 7 drug and alcohol-related suspensions and 19 seat belt tickets. North District Sergeant Pat McTiernan is very pleased to report there were not fatal or serious-injury accidents to report. McTiernan says the RCMP had 16 cars patrolling area highways over the long weekend.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:42 |
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Prince George RCMP have arrested a suspect in an apparent armed robbery at CIBC at Spruceland around 11:05 this morning.A man described as 75 to 80 years old apparently produced a gun and demanded money at the bank. Several police officers arrived on the scene around 11:15. They had a suspect in custody at 11:21, and recovered a packet of marked bills obtained from the bank. An elderly man with a walker attempted to rob the Scotiabank at Spruceland on August 13th. He was arrested within minutes near the Save-on Foods Store at the shopping centre.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:51 |
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ICBC and the police are reminding motorists about the rules around school zones. Effective between 8 a.m. and five p.m. tomorrow, motorists must reduce their speed to 30 kilometres per hour in school zones.
Sergeant Al Steinhauser says that speed limit is in effective for a longer period in playground zones.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:26 |
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Prince George RCMP are investigating the theft of a semi and trailer over the weekend.
The disappearance of the 100-thousand-dollar rig was discovered this morning when the owner of Grandview Transport on Fort Street showed up for work. He says the yard was closed for the long weekend, the theft occurring sometime between Saturday and this morning. Police are investigating.
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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 06:25 |
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Team Northern BC is making its pitch to increase business relationships in China. The Prince George Airport Authority is among the group. Director of Marketing and Business Development Todd Doherty is hoping they've created some partnerships.The Prince George group will be in China until next week.
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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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