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The Salvation Army is in dire need of volunteers to help make up food hampers.

The international movement may have been popularized by the book Pay It Forward and the 2000 movie bearing the same name starring Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osmont, but 10 years on the concept of encouraging small acts of kindness is increasing its already broad appeal.

A public meeting on the City’s five-year financial plan will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 in City council chambers.

City council will be one councillor short come June 1 until the municipal election in November.

But one councillor opposes 20-per cent utility surcharge The City’s secondary suite bylaw moved a little closer to official enactment Tuesday despite the protestations of Coun. Surinderpal Rathor.

High school students from Williams Lake and Columneetza secondary schools get sworn in to Williams Lake’s first Junior Council, Tuesday at City Hall.

In what was believed to be the first election-time visit by a federal party leader in almost two decades, Jack Layton breezed into Prince George on Wednesday hoping to create a strong updraft for his two local candidates.

As Richard Mason and other community members have discovered you can fight City Hall.

The Williams Lake RCMP have reopened Highway 97 North following a three- vehicle accident Thursday morning.