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The Prince George School District will have to cut nearly $5.6 million in spending to balance its budget. In a special meeting Tuesday, district trustees voted to use $4.3 million in previous years’ surpluses to spread the cuts over three years. The district will look to cut $2.2 million in the 2009-10 school year, $2.4 million in 2010-11 and $1.2 million in 2011-12. Despite increases in per-student funding, declining enrolment and investment revenue have meant the district’s income is down $680,000, district superintendent Brian Pepper said. “Our enrolment has been declining for the last several years. We believe it will be declining until 2013, when it should level out,” Pepper said. “The problem arises once we flat line. Once we level off, we won’t receive the enrolment decline grant.” ....
Where are the federal Liberals in Prince George-Peace River? It seems like there are more people seeking the Conservative nomination in the riding than there are actual Liberal members. Have the Liberals written off the riding? In 2008 it was well after the election call that the Liberals got a candidate in place. Here we go again. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has until next spring to call a by-election in the riding, barring a toppling of the minority government in Ottawa before than. We know there will be a by-election. The Conservatives know there will be a by-election they have six people seeking the nomination. ....