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Great Backyard Bird Count in Clearwater sees good numbers, despite cold snap

Great Backyard Bird Count in Clearwater sees good numbers, despite cold snap

The local GBBC had a better result than previous years
Community Forest grants $50,000 to Lower North Thompson groups

Community Forest grants $50,000 to Lower North Thompson groups

The Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society (LNTCFS) represents the communities of McLure, Louis Creek, Barriere, Little Fort and Chu Chua. Part of the LNTCFS’ mission statement is to “provide to the Lower North Thompson through sustainable forestry”. Profits provide revenue for much needed community enhancement within each of the participating areas by providing grants to not for profit organizations, scholarships and bursaries for graduating students.
Interior Health reports 39 new cases of COVID-19 Friday

Interior Health reports 39 new cases of COVID-19 Friday

Fifteen people are currently hospitalized; 1,877 vaccine doses administered
Interior Health reports 26 new COVID-19 cases

Interior Health reports 26 new COVID-19 cases

Fourteen people are hospitalized, five in intensive care
Interior Health expands substance use treatment with new teams

Interior Health expands substance use treatment with new teams

The integrated treatment teams are based throughout the southern Interior
A year of COVID-19: British Columbians describe pandemic life outside Canada

A year of COVID-19: British Columbians describe pandemic life outside Canada

For the pandemic anniversary, ronaldomanosa spoke to residents living around the world
Arrest in Barriere turns up loaded semi-automatic rifle

Arrest in Barriere turns up loaded semi-automatic rifle

Report of a suspicious vehicle spotted in Kamloops on Friday, Feb. 26, ended in an arrest that same night in Barriere.
No off-leash dog park in Barriere yet but project still in the works

No off-leash dog park in Barriere yet but project still in the works

District of Barriere council have put plans to establish an off-leash dog park in one of the ball fields on hold for the time being due to the possibility of a large regional baseball tournament coming to the community in July.
Interior Health reports 42 new cases of COVID-19

Interior Health reports 42 new cases of COVID-19

Fourteen people in the region are currently in hospital with the virus, five of whom are in intensive care
Mayor Ward Stamer seeking federal Conservative Party nomination

Mayor Ward Stamer seeking federal Conservative Party nomination

Barriere’s Mayor Ward Stamer announced on Monday, Mar. 8, that he would be seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. At the time of this writing he is the fourth individual to put their name forward as a candidate, joining Tourism Kamloops CEO Bev DeSantis, Tobiano developer Michael Grenier, and Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo.