B.C. should launch task force into rural library funding: Schienbein

Construction of the camp, which would house hundreds of pipeline workers, needs approval from regional district.

Biathletes hail from ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake

The decision to redevelop the former NewPro particle board facility into a wood pellet production plant was celebrated recently at the side of a giant pile of wood chips.

By the time he had reached ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake, Holly Harrison was walking on crutches. But the intrepid hiker — who set out more than a year ago from the southern tip of South America — was still covering more than 32 km every day.

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake was ringing with the sound of drums and singing on March 13, as locals played the stick and bone game known as lahal. The workshop was part of the college’s Aboriginal History Week and meant to help connect people in the community with an ancestral tradition.

Cell phones among the top causes of fatalities on the road

Mountain bikers concerned about speed of project

The proposed medical cannabis grow-op in Decker Lake raises some important issues of accountability that the company, Nations Cannabis, should address. But the project could also be a good source of sustainable jobs for the community, and could be a driver of economic and social development.

Students from Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS) ripped up the slopes at Sun Peaks in early March, earning top spots in the provincial competitions. The girls’ snowboarding team ranked first in the province, while the boys’ team came in fourth. LDSS also won the girls’ and boys’ combined snowboarding banner. In individual provincial rankings for girls’ snowboarding, Nisa Hofer came in second overall, followed by Avril Thom-Lucy at third and Teslin Pinter at sixth.