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After waiting three years I am again making the easy four to five hour highway drive from my home in Pritchard to what is referred to as the home-port of the Pacific Northwest’s San Juan Islands and the town of Anacortes’ annual event called the Shipwreck Festival.

Mayor Ward Stamer of Barriere is proud of the community’s ‘win’ during the recent 2023 ParticiPaction Community Challenge, which has garnered the community the top provincial prize of $15,000 in B.C.

On Saturday July 8, 2023 the annual Barriere Bike Rodeo made its return. This event was proudly sponsored by Interior Savings and staff, the District of Barriere and staff, Canadian Tire Kamloops, Kamloops Brain Injury Association, Barriere Chamber of Commerce, the Underhill family, the Feller family and Serge Jovanovic.

The charges stem from May 31, 2020 incident

In late April the Blackpool Fire Department was able to coordinate a Livestock Emergency Response Course (LERC) sponsored by the Horse Council BC (HCBC).

Pursuit ended at Kersley due to risk to public

In a post on social media on July 17, Chu Chua Fire Chief Ron Lampreau from Simpcw First Nation put out a call to residents in Barriere, Chu Chua and Simpcw First Nation communities, asking for temporary housing accommodations for incoming additional fire crew members until the end of the summer.

Dogs with Jobs Event, July 29 - 30 at the North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo grounds. Jill Hayward, President of the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo is also TNRD Area “O” Director (Lower North Thompson)seen here with her dog family quartet. Hayward is also a professional dog trainer with years of experience, well respected for her ‘Good Dog’ Obedience Classes in the North Thompson.

Williams Lake RCMP said police and family were concerned for her well-being

Big Lake man partners with company to create Firehall Classics Gourmet