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Full parole for woman who defrauded Prince George charity of $240K

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Why did it take 5 years for this to come to light?? This is why I don’t donate to charity anymore. White collar crime is worse than the petty crimes of “ordinary “ criminals. They get away with it for years, and then very light sentences, if any. Look at our Liberal government!

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City to consider reducing snow removal service on holidays

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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Last night there were two graders and a loader plowing Rainbow Drive where Lac Du Bois Elementary School is located. The street was in the best condition it has been all season. Mother Nature was doing a great job. This is a very busy street with student drop-offs. All winter, the city left the windrows about 4 feet away from the curb, substantially narrowing the street, and covering the catch basins preventing drainage on melt days. The residents did some hard labour ( without industrial equipment) to clear the catch basins and carve out drainage trenches with pick axes. We didn’t call the city when the street was deliberately narrowed by the plows and the snowbanks were piled dangerously high on our lawns, preventing a reasonable line-of-sight when backing out of our driveways. We dealt with it ourselves because we understand that the city is trying to keep the budget down. It is so annoying to see that now that it is not necessary, they send in the plows!

Prince George council endorses federal application for addition to L'heidli T'enneh reserve lands

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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My grandfather was born in Canada, my mother and father were born in Canada, I was born in Canada. We have all paid our fair share of taxes for 3 generations. We’ve paid our dues. At what point do we get to call Canada our ancestral lands, and stop thanking the natives for the privilege of living here? At some point we need to all be treated equally. I acknowledge that there have been many wrongs done to our native peoples in the past, but the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction now. Now the natives are the privileged with all these never ending tax exemptions and separate governments. We need to come together as one nation with equal treatment and ownership of our country for all legal citizens of Canada.

Digging into the future of mining at Minerals North

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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I would like to learn more about why the taxes increased by 40% when the LNG project came to town. We need to make sure that does not happen here in PG. New industry should benefit residents (reduce taxes/increase services) not cost residents. If it is not beneficial to the residents, why would the development be approved?

Heat pumps under consideration for Exploration Place, Beaverly Fire Hall

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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It sounds like yet another greenwashing, tax-grabbing initiative. Why were other, more feasible options not explored? The city just blindly follows WEF directives. We are being taxed out of homeownership.

Regional district board to hear about proposed coal mine, pipeline expansion

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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I thought Canada was trying to stop supplying our resources to the US at discount rates! Why not refine the LNG here, then send the LNG to a port instead, so we can have options of which countries we will supply at top price?

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Official Community Plan is up for discussion — here's what you need to know

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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Public discussion was not permitted at any of the “public engagement “ sessions. They do not want input from residents. So sad.

BC cabinet minister talks downtown safety on Prince George visit

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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What is “secure care” and what other resources is Yung talking about?I just read that a 40 year old blind woman with physical and mental health issues was just released from jail. How is our government helping her?Mayor Yu, there must be a method to stop other jurisdictions from bussing their unhoused residents to Prince George. How have you addressed that issue?

Report outlines 2024 in Prince George Supreme Court

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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30 trials a year sounds extremely inefficient. This low number is a complete surprise to me! I’d love to learn more. How many judges do we have, what is their salary, how many days/week/year do they work, what support staff are we paying for, how many trials are waiting to be heard, is the system backed up/ why. What is the overall cost/ year/trial to taxpayers?1

GoFundMe started for father who died in snowplow incident

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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I am so sorry for their loss. This woman needs to contact her father’s employer. There should be a sizeable insurance payout since it was a work-place accident.

$75K in research funding for CMHA Northern BC

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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More studies, more research? Do they not discuss the issues with their clients every day as part of their regular duties? Put the money into the solution- not more studies.

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Unruly patient restricted from visiting hospital

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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No help ordered for her mental health issues?? Why not?

Mayor puts trip to Taiwan on hold

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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We do not need foreigners from the SCSE having any input as to how we develop our city. It should be designed by locals for locals.

New pub opening at old College Heights Pub location

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

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Always nice to hear of a new business opening in town. When I read that it was the owners of Nancy O’s and Betulla Burning, I got excited, thinking that it would be something unique, original and charming like their other restaurants. Disappointed to learn that it will be a sports bar. Oh well, I’m sure they know what they are doing. Best of luck for another successful business!

Centerra Gold outlines plans for Mount Milligan mine

PrinceGeorgeCitizen

I’d like to see a report on how all these mines benefit individual B.C. residents. What’s the breakdown of the royalties or taxes? Who benefits the most/least. We are always told we need this to get the economy going, but how does that actually work?