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Alkali Resource Management Ltd. and the Esketem'c First Nation, with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service, plan to conduct a series of prescribed burns in the Mayfield Lake area between April 27 and May 15, 2017, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burns planned for Mayfield Lake area west of Dog Creek Road

Alkali Resource Management Ltd. with the BC Wildfire Service, plan to conduct a series of prescribed burns in the Mayfield Lake area

Alkali Resource Management Ltd. and the Esketem'c First Nation, with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service, plan to conduct a series of prescribed burns in the Mayfield Lake area between April 27 and May 15, 2017, weather conditions permitting.
The candidates for Columbia River-Revelstoke, clockwise from top left: Doug Clovechok (BC Liberal), Gerry Taft (NDP), Samson Boyer (Green), Justin Hooles (independent) and Duncan MacLeod (independent).

Election 2017: Sustainable forestry

What are your plans to both protect the riding’s forestry industry as well as ensure sustainable stewardship over forestry lands?

The candidates for Columbia River-Revelstoke, clockwise from top left: Doug Clovechok (BC Liberal), Gerry Taft (NDP), Samson Boyer (Green), Justin Hooles (independent) and Duncan MacLeod (independent).
Jerry the Moose looks out onto the Highway 5 roundabout, ready to welcome visitors as the Wells Gray Infocentre opened for the season on April 17.

Early opening for Wells Gray Information Centre – April 17

Tourism Wells Gray contributes funding to allow the Wells Gray Information Centre in Clearwater to open two weeks earlier

Jerry the Moose looks out onto the Highway 5 roundabout, ready to welcome visitors as the Wells Gray Infocentre opened for the season on April 17.

Cedric Awards deadline extended for senior writers

Senior writers are getting an extra month to submit their work

Condos in LAPS's ISOasis building will provide cats awaiting adoption a stress-free living environment, providing them vertical space, places to perch and hide, natural light, and a enough space to express their natural behaviors.

New shelter is the cat’s mews

Langley Animal Protection Society is getting into the housing market with The Mews at ISOasis

Condos in LAPS's ISOasis building will provide cats awaiting adoption a stress-free living environment, providing them vertical space, places to perch and hide, natural light, and a enough space to express their natural behaviors.
Three-hundred-and-thirty head of cattle, and over 100 head of horses and riders were back at the North Thompson Agriplex for the second time in 30 days for BC Team Cattle Penning competitions last weekend. Competitors hailed from all over southern and central British Columbia to pit their skill in sorting, moving and penning pre-determined numbered cattle from herds of 30 head. Substantial prize money was on the table, competitors were quick to say they fully enjoyed this highly competitive weekend in Barriere.

Penning up the beef at the North Thompson Agriplex

Three-hundred-and-thirty head of cattle, and over 100 head of horses and riders

Three-hundred-and-thirty head of cattle, and over 100 head of horses and riders were back at the North Thompson Agriplex for the second time in 30 days for BC Team Cattle Penning competitions last weekend. Competitors hailed from all over southern and central British Columbia to pit their skill in sorting, moving and penning pre-determined numbered cattle from herds of 30 head. Substantial prize money was on the table, competitors were quick to say they fully enjoyed this highly competitive weekend in Barriere.

Brennan Creek Rec Site closed for safety reasons

Brennan Creek Recreation Site on the west shore of Adams Lake had been closed

Emergency crews are on the scene in South Surrey, after a vehicle ran into a BCAA office trapping a construction worker under it.

UPDATE: Man trapped under vehicle that rammed into BCAA

Worker airlifted from Grandview Corners with crushed-arm injuries

Emergency crews are on the scene in South Surrey, after a vehicle ran into a BCAA office trapping a construction worker under it.
B.C. provincial election day is Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

B.C. election candidate profiles: Abbotsford South constituency

The provincial election race on Tuesday, May 9 will be among four candidates in the constituency of Abbotsford South

B.C. provincial election day is Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

Highlights from Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors’ Meeting April 20

Board determining if there is establishment of a Geopark designation for the North Thompson corridor

The First World War Memorial Tree dedication in Fort Langley, Sunday, with (left to right) Township councillor and heritage advisory committee co-chair Bob Long; historian and author Warren Sommer, Langley Heritage Society president and Freeman of the Township Fred Pepin, Major Rev. Gordon Shields, Heritage Advisory committee co-chair Tom Annandale, and Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese, replanting the Wilson Memorial Tree.

Three recognized at Arbour Day ceremony in Langley

Brenda Alberts, Nadia Cooper, and Donna Passmore recently passed away but left lasting legacies in the community.

The First World War Memorial Tree dedication in Fort Langley, Sunday, with (left to right) Township councillor and heritage advisory committee co-chair Bob Long; historian and author Warren Sommer, Langley Heritage Society president and Freeman of the Township Fred Pepin, Major Rev. Gordon Shields, Heritage Advisory committee co-chair Tom Annandale, and Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese, replanting the Wilson Memorial Tree.
Marko Hohlbein as Julius Rothstein and Kristine McCallum as Abby Rothstein in Langley Players’ new production of The Grandkid, set to open April 28 and run until May 20.

A family ‘love story’

Abby is strong-headed, stubborn, figuring out who she is, rather than what’s expected of her

Marko Hohlbein as Julius Rothstein and Kristine McCallum as Abby Rothstein in Langley Players’ new production of The Grandkid, set to open April 28 and run until May 20.
On April 22, a ceremony was held to officially open the Literary Circle, unveil signage, and thank the partners involved, with representatives from Township of Langley Council, City of Langley Council, the Langley Seniors Games, and the Rotary Club of Langley in attendance.

‘Literary Circle’ opened as Seniors Games legacy

A Literary Circle was officially opened at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum, in the 21200 block of Fraser Highway, on Saturday, April 22.

On April 22, a ceremony was held to officially open the Literary Circle, unveil signage, and thank the partners involved, with representatives from Township of Langley Council, City of Langley Council, the Langley Seniors Games, and the Rotary Club of Langley in attendance.

Playoffs! Stealth break through for post-season berth

First time Vancouver has made the NLL playoffs since moving to Langley Events Centre in 2014

Aldergrove United Premier Men's Soccer Team won the league championship cup.

Premier soccer men aim for provincial cup

Aldergrove United Premier Men's Soccer Team won the league championship cup.

Aldergrove United Premier Men's Soccer Team won the league championship cup.
Brandon MacDonald is getting set to represent Team BC next week at the Western Canadian gymnastics championships.

Aldergrove gymnast is ‘back’ in the game

Three years ago, Brandon MacDonald did not know if he would ever walk again, let alone compete in the sport he loved.

Brandon MacDonald is getting set to represent Team BC next week at the Western Canadian gymnastics championships.
Aldergrove artist Lauie Thomasson is a featured artist in the upcoming exhibition of watercolour art.

Laurie Thomasson featured artist at exhibit

Fraser Valley Watermedia Society will host their annual Spring 2017 Art Show from Wednesday, May 3 to Sunday, May 14

Aldergrove artist Lauie Thomasson is a featured artist in the upcoming exhibition of watercolour art.
A Williams Lake male and female are facing criminal charges following an RCMP vehicle stop Saturday afternoon.

Williams Lake RCMP vehicle stop leads to drug seizure

A Williams Lake male and female are facing criminal charges following an RCMP vehicle stop Saturday afternoon.

A Williams Lake male and female are facing criminal charges following an RCMP vehicle stop Saturday afternoon.
(L-r) Volunteers such as Barriere’s Della Jeffers and Germaine Hartfield have been supporting their community through volunteering for many years. Here they are pictured selling daffodils to Fundraise for the Canadian Cancer Society Barriere branch to Star/Journal staffer Michelle Johnson. Johnson is also a committed volunteer for her community, she is currently serving as an officer for Barriere Search and Rescue, and both the elementary and secondary school PACs.

Thank you to our community and Canadian volunteers

April 23 to 29, 2017, is National Volunteer Week in Canada

(L-r) Volunteers such as Barriere’s Della Jeffers and Germaine Hartfield have been supporting their community through volunteering for many years. Here they are pictured selling daffodils to Fundraise for the Canadian Cancer Society Barriere branch to Star/Journal staffer Michelle Johnson. Johnson is also a committed volunteer for her community, she is currently serving as an officer for Barriere Search and Rescue, and both the elementary and secondary school PACs.
Cast members of “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” take a break from rehearsal. Pictured are (l-r, on stairs and landing) Tom Cuthbert, Sheriff; Stephen Raschke, Tom; Cindy Raschke, Myra; (in doorway, back; l-r); Gretchen Reveille, Sheriff; Richard Stroh, Piney; (front, l-r) Dianna Trautman, Reba; Charlotte Smith, Willa; and Joanna Hurst, Cora.

“A Bad Year for Tomatoes” promises to entertain

What happens when famous TV star Myra Marlow leases a house in the tiny town of Beaver Haven

Cast members of “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” take a break from rehearsal. Pictured are (l-r, on stairs and landing) Tom Cuthbert, Sheriff; Stephen Raschke, Tom; Cindy Raschke, Myra; (in doorway, back; l-r); Gretchen Reveille, Sheriff; Richard Stroh, Piney; (front, l-r) Dianna Trautman, Reba; Charlotte Smith, Willa; and Joanna Hurst, Cora.