Robyn Chambers

Fundraiser Sunday to help Japan

Ron Malmas, president of the Williams Lake Daybreak Rotary, isn’t quite sure how to break it to people.

City: more needed for Victim Services

The decision to decrease the operational hours of the RCMP Victim Services program due to staff burnout in October 2009 wasn’t a happy one.

Station House Gallery move depends on grant

The City has agreed to relocate the Station House Gallery and Gift Shop if grant funding is made available to finance the move.

Council considers tax exemption program

In a bid to diversify the economy and create jobs in Williams Lake, City council is considering an industrial revitalization tax exemption bylaw.

CAO makes recommendations after allegations

The City accepted several recommendations made by chief administrative officer Brian Carruthers following last week’s accusations of a lack financial transparency at City hall.

City responds to former finance director’s allegations

The City has responded to allegations made by former director of finance Candie Laporte that the City’s chief administrative officer approved changes to employee payroll without council knowledge and that cost overruns on the fire hall exceed what the City has claimed.

Gaming grants allocated to community groups

Big Brothers/Big Sisters will receive funding to keep it going for at least the next three months.

Birth control could be used on feral horses

Theresa Nolet of Project Equus in Summerland hopes that a “birth control” vaccine used in the U.S. to curb the feral/wild horse population may soon be used in B.C.

The public can view the City’s draft OCP

The public is being given the opportunity to have a say in the City of Williams Lake’s future.

Minimizing carbon emissions is a concern for all levels of government. For the first time in 2010, the provincial government requires all its operations to be carbon neutral. Those that are not will have to purchase carbon offsets. The Pacific Carbon Trust is a Crown corporation recently established to sell credits to organizations and individuals who want to be carbon neutral.

Government agencies pay for carbon outputs

This year School District 27 will have to purchase carbon offsets.

Minimizing carbon emissions is a concern for all levels of government. For the first time in 2010, the provincial government requires all its operations to be carbon neutral. Those that are not will have to purchase carbon offsets. The Pacific Carbon Trust is a Crown corporation recently established to sell credits to organizations and individuals who want to be carbon neutral.

Store owner wants patio bylaw repealed

Bonnie Filgate of Esquire Barbershop wants council to repeal provisions put in place last year that allow for downtown businesses to have sidewalk cafes throughout the summer months.

TNG requests copy of Taseko’s revised mine plan

In a letter written by its legal counsel to the federal cabinet regarding the revised Propserity mine application, the Tsilhqot’in National Government makes a number of requests.

Prosperity revision attracts reaction

Taseko’s revised Prosperity mine proposal is not being welcomed with open arms by First Nations communities.

Federal funds support Punky Lake Wilderness Camp

The Punky Lake Wilderness Camp will soon hold its first camp since receiving some new funding from the federal government late last year.

Pinnacle Pellet to make improvements

Pinnacle Pellet is taking steps to be a good neighbour, a company representative told City council Tuesday evening.

Hanceville mill now open; 14 directly employed

It was a typical blustery, cold February day in the Cariboo Chilcotin Friday, but that didn’t deter many of those invited to the opening of River West Forest Products.

Taseko submits new Prosperity proposal

After months of speculation, Taseko Mines Ltd. confirmed Monday it has submitted a revised proposal for the Prosperity mine to both the federal and provincial governments.

No recall for MLA Donna Barnett

Cariboo Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett will not face recall.

Cariboo MLAs respond to provincial budget

The Cariboo Chilcotin did not get what it may have wanted or needed out of Tuesday’s provincial budget says Cariboo North Independent MLA Bob Simpson.

Cattle industry looks to China for opportunities

Some local cattle producers are looking east with the hope that a burgeoning population in China with a western appetite for meat will provide a lucrative and largely untapped market for their product.