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Ex-trustee Bekkering seeks return to school board

Ex-trustee Bekkering seeks return to school board

A former School District 57 school trustee is seeking a return to the board. Betty Bekkering was an elected representative from 2011-14 and has announced her intention to run again in 2018.
Help coming in battle against wildfires

Help coming in battle against wildfires

Local forest fires may soon been fought by personnel in yet another new uniform.
Evacuees arrive in city

Evacuees arrive in city

So far 151 evacuees have arrived in Prince George fleeing forest fires around the area. "We do expect more in the days to come although we don't know how many," said City of Prince George spokesperson Mike Kellett.
Prince George, Kamloops top rankings of affordable homeownership in B.C.

Prince George, Kamloops top rankings of affordable homeownership in B.C.

Vancouver ranked as the most unaffordable major city in B.C.
Icy start to beautiful relationship

Icy start to beautiful relationship

Retired politician Don Grantham and his wife Joyce are thankful for every new day since her heart transplant 19 years ago. Here is their brief story. Don Grantham, the oldest of four boys, was born in 1941 in Gladstone, Man.
Bachman tells story behind classic song

Bachman tells story behind classic song

Classic rock is a part of our past, but it can still surprise. Randy Bachman is one of several acts on the Cariboo Rocks The North roster, the classic rock festival cranking out of Exhibition Park this weekend.
Piloting a land yacht no easy task

Piloting a land yacht no easy task

Even a magic bus couldn't have saved the BC Transit obstacle course from my ham hands.
Man found not guilty of near-deadly sexual assault

Man found not guilty of near-deadly sexual assault

A Kwadacha man was found not guilty Friday of carrying out a horrific and near-fatal sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl in the community.
City readies to take in wildfire evacuees

City readies to take in wildfire evacuees

The city is ready to welcome another major influx of evacuees from the region’s wildfires, Mayor Lyn Hall said Friday, as what has started out as a trickle could soon turn into a flood.
Evacuation alert issued for West Quesnel

Evacuation alert issued for West Quesnel

The Cariboo Regional District and City of Quesnel issued an evacuation alert Friday for residents who live west of the Fraser River.