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COLUMNS: Time to get FireSmart

COLUMNS: Time to get FireSmart

A weekly column by Cariboo Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett

COLUMNS: Time to get FireSmart
Jamie Warnock (left) and his bandmates Ben Larson and Hudson Partridge make up the band The Jins. The’ve recently started working with producer David Genn of 54-40 and are hoping for a potential record deal. Ace Hicks Photography.

Lakecity artist one step closer to record deal

Jamie Warnock, and band, the Jins, excited to take next leap for music career

Jamie Warnock (left) and his bandmates Ben Larson and Hudson Partridge make up the band The Jins. The’ve recently started working with producer David Genn of 54-40 and are hoping for a potential record deal. Ace Hicks Photography.
Dwayne Davis (left) and Mayor Walt Cobb stand in front of the newly placed hockey murals at the Cariboo Memorial Complex.

Murals showcase Cariboo hockey history

Murals on display in time for Coy Cup

Dwayne Davis (left) and Mayor Walt Cobb stand in front of the newly placed hockey murals at the Cariboo Memorial Complex.
UPDATE: Fatal collision closes Highway 20

UPDATE: Fatal collision closes Highway 20

Crash between fuel truck and a passenger car

UPDATE: Fatal collision closes Highway 20
Seven arrested after RCMP drug bust late Tuesday in Williams Lake

Seven arrested after RCMP drug bust late Tuesday in Williams Lake

Search warrant executed by RCMP late in evening on March 27

Seven arrested after RCMP drug bust late Tuesday in Williams Lake
Tara Sprickerhoff photo.Wayne Lucier, the Homeless Outreach Worker with the CMHA, was one of a team of people conducting a homelessness count in Williams Lake on Monday. While the snow meant that less people were on the streets, Lucier is hoping it will demonstrate a need for affordable housing in the community.

Williams Lake homeless count hampered by snow and weather

Data collected to be used for B.C.'s Homelessness Action Plan

Tara Sprickerhoff photo.Wayne Lucier, the Homeless Outreach Worker with the CMHA, was one of a team of people conducting a homelessness count in Williams Lake on Monday. While the snow meant that less people were on the streets, Lucier is hoping it will demonstrate a need for affordable housing in the community.
Tara Sprickerhoff photoEloise Hobi demonstrates her singing talents that she will be showcasing during the vocal section of the Cariboo Festival, set to take place April 9 to 19.

Cariboo Festival performer offers advice to this year’s students

Eloise Hobi is looking forward to this year's festival

Tara Sprickerhoff photoEloise Hobi demonstrates her singing talents that she will be showcasing during the vocal section of the Cariboo Festival, set to take place April 9 to 19.
Burned timber from Carpenter Mountain Ranch hear 150 Mile House will make its way to West Fraser Sawmill for processing. West Fraser photo

Editorial: Adapting to our changing environment

Industrial update shows how industries adapt to changing conditions

Burned timber from Carpenter Mountain Ranch hear 150 Mile House will make its way to West Fraser Sawmill for processing. West Fraser photo
Tara Sprickerhoff photoShelley Duck and Georgia Lesley are displaying their and other’s work at their newly opened Still Water Gallery and Gift Shop at the 150 Mile Centre.

Still Water Gallery opens in 150 Mile House

Marriage of children results in partnership of artists

Tara Sprickerhoff photoShelley Duck and Georgia Lesley are displaying their and other’s work at their newly opened Still Water Gallery and Gift Shop at the 150 Mile Centre.
Sandee Davis, the health promoting schools co-ordinator, made a presentation to the school board on Tuesday night about what initiatives schools in the district are making with regard to sexual orientation and gender neutral inclusive policies, environments and curriculums. Tara Sprickerhoff photo.

School board passes watered-down motion to review LGBTQ policy

School district to look into updating current 'Safe, caring and orderly schools' policy

Sandee Davis, the health promoting schools co-ordinator, made a presentation to the school board on Tuesday night about what initiatives schools in the district are making with regard to sexual orientation and gender neutral inclusive policies, environments and curriculums. Tara Sprickerhoff photo.
Skip Doyle Allan (middle) throws his stone during the Irish Pub Open end-of-year bonspiel at the Williams Lake Curling Club on Saturday afternoon. Tara Sprickerhoff photos

Williams Lake’s annual Irish Pub Bonspiel finals tomorrow

Curling Club hosts season's final bonspiel

Skip Doyle Allan (middle) throws his stone during the Irish Pub Open end-of-year bonspiel at the Williams Lake Curling Club on Saturday afternoon. Tara Sprickerhoff photos
Tim Conrad (right) of Butterfly Effect Communications, talks to Cariboo Regional District board members about the findings and recommendations of his report sourced from community wildfire consultations. Tara Sprickerhoff photo

Future emergency preparedness key cornerstone of CRD wildfire report

Treat locals as assets, not liabilities, among recommendations

Tim Conrad (right) of Butterfly Effect Communications, talks to Cariboo Regional District board members about the findings and recommendations of his report sourced from community wildfire consultations. Tara Sprickerhoff photo
Rotary District 5040 govenor Don Evans (left) presenting the cheque to the former president of the Rotary Club of 100 Mile House Wolfgang Paasche. Deb Sankey photo

Rotary clubs in Cariboo receive $64,000 for wildfire projects

100 Mile Rotary Club to support fire departments

Rotary District 5040 govenor Don Evans (left) presenting the cheque to the former president of the Rotary Club of 100 Mile House Wolfgang Paasche. Deb Sankey photo
Monica Lamb-Yorski photoThe costumes for The Importance of Being Earnest, which include six different female costumes and nine different men’s costumes, where designed and often hand-sewn by Christa Obergfell.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Costuming for the Importance of Being Earnest

How to design the costumes for a play set in 1895

Monica Lamb-Yorski photoThe costumes for The Importance of Being Earnest, which include six different female costumes and nine different men’s costumes, where designed and often hand-sewn by Christa Obergfell.
Tara Sprickerhoff photoAJ Snider (from left), Tyla Garreau and Faith Morse are members of Lake City Secondary’s Gay Straight Alliance, where LGBTQ+ students and their allies are helping to make the school more welcoming for all students.

Lake City students say there is room for improvement for LGBTQ issues in schools

Highschool doing well, say students, but there is always room for improvement

Tara Sprickerhoff photoAJ Snider (from left), Tyla Garreau and Faith Morse are members of Lake City Secondary’s Gay Straight Alliance, where LGBTQ+ students and their allies are helping to make the school more welcoming for all students.
Melynda Neufeld hoping to build on Kemp's legacy with CRD seat

Melynda Neufeld hoping to build on Kemp’s legacy with CRD seat

Melynda Neufeld one of two running for Area E director in byelection

Melynda Neufeld hoping to build on Kemp's legacy with CRD seat
Rick Miller has been appointed to the position of principal at Horsefly Elementary Junior Secondary School. Photo submitted

Rick Miller appointed principal of Horsefly school

School has been without a principal since Oct. 21

Rick Miller has been appointed to the position of principal at Horsefly Elementary Junior Secondary School. Photo submitted
Susann Collins, the executive director of the 100 Mile & District Women’s Centre (back), and Sara Hockett, the centre’s office co-ordinator, say they’ve seen double, and sometimes triple the number of cases since last summer than they would normally. Tara Sprickerhoff photo.

Increase in domestic violence since wildfires

"If there was a pre-existing tendency towards domestic abuse it escalated"

Susann Collins, the executive director of the 100 Mile & District Women’s Centre (back), and Sara Hockett, the centre’s office co-ordinator, say they’ve seen double, and sometimes triple the number of cases since last summer than they would normally. Tara Sprickerhoff photo.
Wilfred Hurst said he was refused service after trying to enter a city bus with a bag full of empty bottles. Tara Sprickerhoff photo

UPDATE: Senior says he was denied bus service over empty bottles

BC Transit says it is up to the discretion of the driver

Wilfred Hurst said he was refused service after trying to enter a city bus with a bag full of empty bottles. Tara Sprickerhoff photo
Breastfeeding Art Expo opens at Station House

Breastfeeding Art Expo opens at Station House

Gallery exhibit celebrates breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Art Expo opens at Station House