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PostHeaderIcon Cariboo-Chilcotin Liberals celebrate victory

Local Politics

Schools, fire stations and community halls, were bustling with voters in the region on Tuesday.

While results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections BC, it seems pretty clear that Donna Barnett was able to maintain a second term as MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin.

Barnett secured a solid lead early, with a 72 vote margin over Wyse, a trend which continued until all 137 ballot boxes had been reported. At the end of the day, Barnett sidelined Wyse with 2,699 votes.

Cariboo Chilcotin election results 2013 - Liberal landslide

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PostHeaderIcon Serious crash slows traffic on Highway 20 this afternoon

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Williams Lake RCMP are still on scene of a very serious crash that happened at approximately 12:00pm this afternoon on Highway 20approximately 17 kms west of Williams Lake.

The Highway was closed at that location for some time during the initial assessment and investigation. Flagging personnel did an excellent job of controlling traffic, and the road was opened to single lane alternating traffic at last report.

BC Ambulance Service and the Central Cariboo Search and Rescue highway rescue team were also on scene.

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PostHeaderIcon $50,000 in scholarships and awards to local students attending TRU

Education

Twenty two recipients will receive entrance scholarships and awards towards post-secondary education at Thompson Rivers University in Williams Lake.

Two scholarships of $5,000 and twenty awards of $2,000 will be given out to local students during secondary school graduations.

TRU Grit Gala

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PostHeaderIcon StrongStart petting zoo wildly popular with kids and parents

Events

Enormous smiles were plentiful at the petting zoo the Williams Lake StrongStart centres hosted in Kiwanis Park on Friday, May 11.

Sheep, a horse, a bunny and a white ferret were available courtesy of the Micocene / Rose Lake 4H Club. There were snacks, water and books available for the children as well as a colouring station. Kids entertained each other and parents with creative hand-puppet acts in the ‘theatres’ set up.

Strong Start petting zoo in Williams Lake

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PostHeaderIcon Maratha Christian School hosts annual carnival

Events

Families enjoyed a few hours of wonderful entertainment at Maranatha Christian School’s annual slideshow3/051013_maranatha_carnival on Thursday evening.

Entertainment included carnival games like donkey ball, a ring toss, cake walks and the always-popular fish pond. Refreshments were available including hot dogs, chili dogs, chili and a bun, cookies, and drinks.

Maratha Christian School in Williams Lake hosts annual carnival

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PostHeaderIcon WLFD had a busy afternoon

News

The Williams Lake Fire Department had a busy afternoon with virtually back-to-back calls. The first one was a small fuel spill on Johnson Street near the intersection of 6th Avenue North.

A pick-up with two large storage fuel tanks on the back had parked on a steep hill and some of the fuel leaked out.  Members of the fire department cleaned up the scene quickly and traffic was inconvenienced for only a short time.  The Williams Lake RCMP were also on scene. It is not known if a violation was issued for this incident.

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PostHeaderIcon WL Boys and Girls Club ‘Sprockids’ program increasingly popular

Human interest

The Boys and Girls Club ‘Sprockids’ program is an ongoing after school event for young people to learn the skills of mountain biking in a graduated fashion. It is a fun way to develop a taste for cycling through cycling games and activities that are facilitated by a competent rider.

The experience helps youth develop a strong sense of self-esteem by discovering and building on the potential within themselves.

Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake rocks the Sprockids program in teh Cariboo.

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PostHeaderIcon Williams Lake RCMP participate in prescription drug drop program

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The BC RCMP supports the National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day, Saturday, May 11th and is extending it's support by accepting prescriptions for a full week till May 17, to ensuring these drugs are disposed of safely.

If you wish to drop off prescription drugs on Saturday, May 11th or Sunday May 12th, please ensure you use the phone outside the detachment in order to turn over your prescription drugs to a police officer.

Williams Lake RCMP support National prescription drug drop-off program.

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PostHeaderIcon 'Republic of Life' goes under the knife

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Republic of life goes back to the drawing board, Williams Lake BC.  Image is copyright protected.At their most recent meeting, Williams Lake City Council received a report outlining the new public communication steps to be taken on the place brand initiative.

Alan Madrigga, Manager of Economic Development, explained that the resolution from last month was to communicate to the public about the place branding rationale and overall process plus some of the results. “We propose utilizing the existing project website and utilizing local media to drive people to that website,” said Madrigga. “We’re going to shoot for that to take place during the last week of this month.”

“In terms of the financial aspect – there did not seem to be any appetite for additional costs, and to a large extent, much of the project is complete,” Madrigga continued. “So, the branding company has agreed to or offered to work with us to gather additional input and look at some new slogan ideas, and those kinds of things at no cost. So, in terms of budgeting, I guess the only City financial issues will be just staff time.”

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PostHeaderIcon Skateboarding 101 program coming up

Events

050913_skateboarding1The Cariboo Memorial Complex is offering a new program: Skateboarding 101 for kids ages 6-12 years starting on Sunday, May 26 and running for four weeks. 

Carly Richardson, the instructor for this course, started longboarding in high school; she saw some older guys doing it and thought it looked fun.  It was more appealing than regular skateboarding, and after the first try she was hooked.

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