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By Kim Anderson

Tsilhqot’in National Government documents 2017 disaster and lists 33 calls to action

Dr. Joseph Arthur Gosnell is the first Indigenous leader to assume the role

By Jill Hayward

Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo says the Apr. 18, 2019, announcement by the Liberal government to extend the deadline to June 18 to make a final decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion, proves they never planned to meet the original deadline.

Bingo was on the agenda for the North Thompson Activity Centre Society (formerly the North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre) at the Senior’s Centre in Barriere on Apr. 5. A good number of players turned out to enjoy the bingo and the socializing. Funds raised were earmarked to support the NTACS After School Program held on an ongoing basis at the Ridge. Pictured (l-r) are NTACS Bingo helpers, Lynda Dunlop, Judy Armstrong and Dori McRae.

Spring is here and this may be most obvious at Aveley Heritage Sheep Ranch, where the lambing has been in full swing for the past couple weeks.

The Annual Barriere Lions Club Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt has been happening in the community for at least 40 years says Barriere‘s Mayor Ward Stamer, who is himself a longtime Lions Club member.

Following outbreaks of measles occurring around the globe, the Government of British Columbia launched a Measles Immunization Catch-Up Program to ensure children in B.C. are protected from measles. There are currently no active confirmed cases of measles in Interior Health.

A work crew was spotted last week on Apr. 17 at the four-way stop on Barriere Town Road. The crew was working on part of the Mascon fiber optic high speed internet service that is currently being installed in the community .