Some students at William Konkin Elementary, Lakes District Secondary School and Woyenne Primary School pose in their bright tops on Sept. 30 for Orange Shirt Day, held annually across Canada to commemorate the experiences of Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools. The first Orange Shirt Day was held in 2013. (Blair McBride photos)

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Walter Wilson, qualified mining engineer and prospector, came to 亚洲天堂 Lake as forest ranger. He used the building built by Carl Ostberg as a residence.

When Belgian exchange student H茅l猫ne Georges stepped out of the airport in Prince George, her eyes widened at the expanse of green trees and vegetation before her.

Members of the 亚洲天堂 Lake and District Seniors Society met at Spirit Square before their trip to Fort St. James on Sept. 18. The group was invited to a lunch at the Fort St. James Seniors Centre and for a tour of the National Historic Site. The society makes the trip to Fort St. James once a year. (Blair McBride photo)

The Omineca Hotel was 亚洲天堂 Lake鈥檚 first hostelry, and it had a short but storied history.

Initiative aims to educate people about what community foundations do

Television reception for 亚洲天堂 Lake and Southside residents with regular TVs was restored last week, following about three months of spotty availability.

In its 13 years of existence, the 亚洲天堂 Lake and District Community Foundation Society (BLDCFS) has distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to local group projects.

Nathan Way, manager at the 亚洲天堂 Lake branch of the Bulkley Valley Credit Union presents a cheque for $1,340 to Dale Finch, of the First Responders Cafe Society towards the group鈥檚 Mental Health Workshop. (Submitted photo)