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City staff and the cemetery committee have come up with a policy to address upkeep concerns at Fairview Cemetery in Prince Rupert, but before adopting the policy, City Council wants to ensure that all of the community’s churches and faiths have been consulted.

The Ceremonial Room of the Museum of Northern BC was packed on the afternoon of August 25 as the Salmonberry Trading Company hosted a celebration of First Nations art and culture at the first ever Salmonberry Celebration.

The 824 passenger Oceania Regatta was in Prince Rupert for its only stop on the schedule, a rare Sunday docking at Northland Terminal.

Cruise guests and residents may have noticed a colourful visitor to Prince Rupert last week, as Barkerville Bella made her way to the North Coast.

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She calls herself Pannait, claiming to be a purple pixie from the magical land of NESS that got trapped in this realm.

For the fifth year in a row, the Prince Rupert Salvation Army will be giving out backpacks to students who are heading back to school next month but might not be able to afford one.

Bill Jackson of Prince Rupert had an unexpected visitor this summer when the former Ministry of Forests boat, Poplar III, showed up in the harbour.

Kaiya, Akemi and Hailey of Prince Rupert spend a sunny Friday afternoon the classic way, running their own lemonade stand for 25 cents a cup.

The Prince Rupert Garden Club held their annual City Garden Tour and Tea last weekend, when gardening fans had an opportunity to visit six different locations around the community to see a beautiful arrangement of different flowers and plants.