News and event information for Williams Lake, BC - as it happens.

Dear Mrs. Barnett:

Let's see... September 2009 there were protests against the implementation of the HST. In the spring of 2010 you received 4,000 signatures in the legislature in protest of the HST. And then you voted in favor of Bill 9 to stop debate on the HST. Then, in the summer of 2010, we collected 9,000 signatures to force a referendum on the HST, and in the fall of 2010 the province voted to get rid of the HST.

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Editor:

In 1995 the Liberal Government imposed a set of laws on law abiding citizens of Canada that mandated the registration of long guns. These guns were used for decades by average citizens for hunting, shooting sports farmers for the protection of livestock, prospectors for the protection of life and other necessities not related to public safety.  The word 'firearm' became synonymous with violence, when in fact the majority of Canadians who owned them never posed a threat to public safety. 

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Dear Editor,

Local couple Mike Denne-Smith and Tiffany Hall have made the top ten finalists in Global TV’s ‘Win a Dream Wedding‘ contest.

Mike and Tiffany, parents of two and expecting another child, have been together for 18 years. They grew up together in Horsefly and have known each other since the first grade. When asked why they never decided to wed earlier, Mike, now 30 years old, simply stated, "We never had the money, plus I’ve always put the health and well-being of my family as my priorities."

(Photo:  Mike Denne-Smith and Tiffany Hall.  Used with permission from Tiffany Hall.)

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The tragic fire at Babine Forest Products has finally brought to light the question about whether there is a long term log supply for all mills and all communities in the Mountain Pine Beetle zone. This is a discussion that should have had much more profile than it has to date, it’s unfortunate it took a catastrophic event like this to raise the profile of this critical issue.

My heart goes out to the families of the workers who were killed and injured at the Babine fire. I spent many hours in that mill in my previous job with Weldwood of Canada as Babine was one of our flag ship mills. I wish Minister Bell and community leaders all the best in their endeavours to help the community of Burns Lake adjust and adapt to the loss of this mill.

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Editor,

It’s interesting to see how the Liberal government brought in the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in a very short time when it suited their needs. 

Now that the people of BC have rejected the HST through last fall’s referendum, the Liberal government is taking their time at reversing this tax.

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To whom it may concern;

I am the mother of a missing teenager; his name is Dave Ronald Auger. I'm very worried, and am asking the public for any assistance in getting him home safely to his very worried family.

Thank you very much.

If you have seen him or know were he is please report it to the Williams Lake RCMP.

Sincerely,

Melissa Rathgeber

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We are very sorry to inform everyone that Smackdown on January 28th in Williams Lake has been postponed.

This is due to lack of participation within the schools. We are hoping that given a little more time parents/teachers will step up and coach the kids in the elementary schools.

This will give them another month to practice.

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Premier Christy Clark's Facebook page didn't come anywhere close in December to meeting the high expectations that the premier's office set out for the page itself, according to IntegrityBC.

Premier Clark's page is being promoted with Facebook ads that promise: “I want to hear from you on how we can keep British Columbia great” and “Have ideas for making British Columbia even better? Like Premier Christy Clark's Facebook page & join the conversation.”

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