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Barriere Fire Rescue (BFR) announced via social media this week that starting in March they have a team going door to door within the District of Barriere boundary to see if residents have a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector in their home. If not, the department are prepared to provide these safeguarding items.

Many North Thompson Valley newspaper readers will remember the beloved poems of the ‘Meadow Muffin Man’, Mike Puhallo, who for many years caused our readers to laugh, cry, and enjoy rural and cowboy life through the magical words of his cowboy poetry.

Twenty-seven people are hospitalized with the virus, 11 of whom are in intensive care

Town advises residents may see discoloration in water over the next few weeks

Reading, writing, math, computer literacy and more now available to learners in the area

All four deaths occurred in the community or hospital

Congratulations to Barriere’s Peggy Armstrong who recently celebrated her 101st birthday while visiting her grandson in Fort St. James. Happy Valentines Day from all your friends in Barriere.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library, which includes the library in Barriere, is celebrating Freedom to Read week with a contest throughout February.

A person at a West Kelowna long-term care home has died due to the virus

Site of the landslide contamination into Oliver Creek is east of Tum Tum Lake, northeast of Avola