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Summer staff leaders Courtney Warkentin (L) and Alora Martens (R) stand in front of the climbing wall at the Lakeside Multiplex in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake on July 2. They are working at the multiplex for the summer with the Leaders in Training and Camp Phoenix programs. In September Courtney will start her second year of her Bachelor of Education at Trinity Western University in Langley and Alora will start her first year of a Bachelor of Anthropology at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Rachelle van Zanten (L) receives a cheque for $638.32 from Shirley Wiebe, co-owner of Boer Mountain Coffee House. The cafe set aside 10 per cent of all coffee sales in the month of June for the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake Mountain Biking Association. (Submitted photo)

A work crew with the Village of ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake is currently undertaking work on the parking lot beside Chevron Town Pantry. The plan is to raise the grade of the village-owned portion of the lot, as part of the larger project to redesign the parking lot. (Blair McBride photo)

Is this the face of a convicted train robber?

Curly Temple Hair Salon celebrated on June 25 the retirement of hairdresser Joyce McCreery, who worked at the salon for 26 years. The ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake resident has worked as a hairdresser for 43 years in total. Her last day of work was June 27. (Blair McBride photo)

ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake resident Cody Reid recently snapped a great photo of Tahtsa Lake.

Over the course of June, more ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake residents reported seeing bears roaming in the area, some of whom had little apparent fear of humans.

Along with the arrival of summer comes students working at the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake and District Chamber of Commerce for the season. Catrina Vanderwolf (L), just graduated from Lakes District Secondary School in June, and Molly Nicholas (R), will in September enter her third year of her biology major at the University of Northern British Columbia. (Blair McBride photo)

Village of ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake work crews put up fences around fresh stamped concrete on June 20. The fences were taken down shortly after. The grassy plots that used to be there were taken out and they were filled with concrete because the grass wasn’t surviving, as a village spokesperson told Lakes District ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà . Flower planters will be installed in their place for beautification purposes. (Blair McBride photos)

The province-wide competition brings contestants to Fort Langley for 14 years in a row