The karaoke king of Burns Lake plays piano in downtown Prince George

Hi, it’s a short newsletter today. That’s just the way it is sometimes! It gives you more time to read this story and watch videos of “The karaoke king of Burns Lake” playing a street piano in downtown Prince George. I enjoyed it! Here’s the story.

• RCMP arrested four people following an armed robbery that resulted in the theft of several firearms from a gas station (??) The suspects got stuck in a park.

• It may be the most affordable city in B.C., but Prince George also ranked 44th out of 50 in a survey of the province’s most economically resilient cities by B.C. Business Magazine.

• Meanwhile, the B.C. Real Estate Association is predicing a further slowdown in housing activity in the region.

• More mill curtailments, these ones in Quesnel.

• The potholes are back.

• Throne Speech promises more funding for rural police.

• I’m not entirely sure this letter to the editor is factually correct but it’s quite the headline.

• 🚨 RETRO COUGARS HATS 🚨

• 🚨 INDIAN STREET FOOD FESTIVAL🚨

That’s it, that’s the end.

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