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Defenceman Todd Bredo has been a steadying influence on the blue line for the Wranglers this season. He is one of a handful of players returning from last year's championship team. Bredo has collected six assists so far this year and is one of the leaders in the Wranglers's hit parade.

Wranglers remain at top of Doug Birks Division

Exciting young guns starting to find their way in the KIJHL

Defenceman Todd Bredo has been a steadying influence on the blue line for the Wranglers this season. He is one of a handful of players returning from last year's championship team. Bredo has collected six assists so far this year and is one of the leaders in the Wranglers's hit parade.

Test smoke alarms

Preventive measures for fire safety in our homes paramount

A lot of prizes handed out at season finale

108 Golf Resort Ladies Golf Club had a great season

Wranglers split weekend tilts with Chase Heat

100 Mile House Wranglers first in Doug Birks Division

School District #27 concerns

CCTA votes unanimously for a non-confidence against school board

Wranglers split weekend tilts with Chase Heat

100 Mile House Wranglers first in Doug Birks Division

Seventh Street was closed businesses, Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School and all other traffic after a hazardous material spill was discovered around 6 a.m. today (Sept. 22).

Fire Rescue reacts immediately and correctly

Firefighters dealt with highly caustic, reactive sodium hydroxide

Seventh Street was closed businesses, Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School and all other traffic after a hazardous material spill was discovered around 6 a.m. today (Sept. 22).
Dot Verboom, left, Joyce Bueckert and Sue Pinkerton were extremely please with the silver medals they won in the Threes division of carpet bowling at 55+ BC Games in Coquitlam on Sept. 21-24.

Local carpet bowling teams win medals

55+ BC Games provided a wonderful experience, keen competition

Dot Verboom, left, Joyce Bueckert and Sue Pinkerton were extremely please with the silver medals they won in the Threes division of carpet bowling at 55+ BC Games in Coquitlam on Sept. 21-24.
Wranglers forward Colton Thomas picked up the loose puck and moved it out of harms way during the local Junior B hockey team’s 3-2 home victory over the Sicamous Eagles on Sept. 23. Much to the delight of the home-town crowd, the Wranglers skated into the third period with a 3-0 and then hung on for the one-goal victory.

Wranglers picked up four points

Facing Chase Heat for home-and-away games will be a test

Wranglers forward Colton Thomas picked up the loose puck and moved it out of harms way during the local Junior B hockey team’s 3-2 home victory over the Sicamous Eagles on Sept. 23. Much to the delight of the home-town crowd, the Wranglers skated into the third period with a 3-0 and then hung on for the one-goal victory.
Dog obedience is a good thing

Local Dog Club holding open house

Public invited to check out trainers and their dogs

Dog obedience is a good thing
Osoyoos Coyotes captain Daniel Stone, left, Kootenay International Junior Hockey League president Bill Ohlhausen, RCMP Const. Scott Anderson and Wranglers captain Stephen Egan posed for the ceremonial puck drop at the 100 Mile House Wranglers home opener on Sept. 17. Despite being shutout 3-0, head coach and general manager Dale Hladun said he thought the Wranglers played a good game.

Wranglers growing as a team

Hladun: this year's Wranglers will be more entertaining

Osoyoos Coyotes captain Daniel Stone, left, Kootenay International Junior Hockey League president Bill Ohlhausen, RCMP Const. Scott Anderson and Wranglers captain Stephen Egan posed for the ceremonial puck drop at the 100 Mile House Wranglers home opener on Sept. 17. Despite being shutout 3-0, head coach and general manager Dale Hladun said he thought the Wranglers played a good game.
For the second consecutive year, residents in the Hall Lake area of Back Valley Road conducted a Community Weed Pull to get rid of the invasive burdock plant, which is choking out native plants in the area. The burdock plants have to be dug out of the ground to remove the tap root and then the plants are buried at the landfill.

Invasive plants attacked in 100 Mile House area

Job creation partnerships help save grasslands and aid agriculture economics

For the second consecutive year, residents in the Hall Lake area of Back Valley Road conducted a Community Weed Pull to get rid of the invasive burdock plant, which is choking out native plants in the area. The burdock plants have to be dug out of the ground to remove the tap root and then the plants are buried at the landfill.

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The unique geology of the southern slope of the Bridge Lake shoreline features caves and crevices that are sheltered from the sun and wind. Melting snow seeps through the rock crevices into the caves where it refreezes, creating almost a year-round supply of ice.

Ice Caves project: 2.5 years and counting

Helga and Manfred Zeiner spearheaded development of heritage site

The unique geology of the southern slope of the Bridge Lake shoreline features caves and crevices that are sheltered from the sun and wind. Melting snow seeps through the rock crevices into the caves where it refreezes, creating almost a year-round supply of ice.
Central Interior Concrete employees Adam Deline, left, and Bradford Temple worked with foreman/owner Dan Lepoidevin as they poured and levelled new sidewalks along Cedar Avenue across from the 100 Mile District General Hospital, and adjacent to the Traveller Trailer Court mobile home park on Horse Lake Road.

Sidewalk extension and replacement nearly completed

Pedestrian safety will be increased thanks to sidewalk projects

Central Interior Concrete employees Adam Deline, left, and Bradford Temple worked with foreman/owner Dan Lepoidevin as they poured and levelled new sidewalks along Cedar Avenue across from the 100 Mile District General Hospital, and adjacent to the Traveller Trailer Court mobile home park on Horse Lake Road.
Ice Caves Heritage Trail co-ordinator Helga Zeiner, left, introduced the new logo for the Ice Caves Project, which is held by its creator Jil Freeman during a gathering at the site on Sept. 13. Zeiner also introduced Canim Lake Band carver Jerome Boyce, right, who is holding a replica of the two totem poles that will grace the entrance of the park.

Ice caves project underway

Geological and historic gem will feature First Nations interpretations

Ice Caves Heritage Trail co-ordinator Helga Zeiner, left, introduced the new logo for the Ice Caves Project, which is held by its creator Jil Freeman during a gathering at the site on Sept. 13. Zeiner also introduced Canim Lake Band carver Jerome Boyce, right, who is holding a replica of the two totem poles that will grace the entrance of the park.
Assistant planner Amanda Grochowich and Graham Farstad senior planner for the Arlington Group manned the Cariboo Regional District booth at the Garlic Festival on Aug. 27-28. They met a lot of people, handed out information and answered questions about the rewrite of the Lac la Hache and South Cariboo official community plans.

Lac la Hache OCP review process going well

Folks are encouraged to have input by filling out surveys

Assistant planner Amanda Grochowich and Graham Farstad senior planner for the Arlington Group manned the Cariboo Regional District booth at the Garlic Festival on Aug. 27-28. They met a lot of people, handed out information and answered questions about the rewrite of the Lac la Hache and South Cariboo official community plans.

Wrangler spent this week practising

Worked on power play, penalty kill and forechecking

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