July 24, 2013 - 2:13 PM
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The new name of the royal baby may knock the City of Prince George off the top of a Google search, but the mayor isn't complaining.
Shari Green says there's no other place with more to celebrate in the naming of Britain's new prince than her central B.C. city.
Green says civic officials are already planning to invite Prince William, Kate and the baby for February 2015, when the city host's the Canada Winter Games.
She says they're also planning a tourism campaign around the baby's name and will be letting those in the United Kingdom know about the other Prince George.
Green says they're gathering a gift basket for the baby that will have a number of mementoes from the city, including a baby shirt with a logo of Mr P.G., the city mascot that symbolizes the importance of the forest industry in the central B.C. city.
The city was named after Prince George III and dates back to 1760.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2013