Life

Volunteering benefits people of all ages, but can be especially beneficial to children.

Why Volunteer?

Composing a photograph includes eliminating the irrelevant

Local artisan, Sandy Cesselli, instructed her first Basic Figure Paverpol Class in Barriere at the Chamber of Commerce office on Saturday.

A first of its kind online testing program has been successfully reaching those seeking testing for sexually-transmitted infections (STI) and blood borne diseases. In partnership with Interior Health and LifeLabs, the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) online testing program expanded to two Interior Health communities in 2016: Nelson and Kamloops.

Evening photography along the river

It’s estimated that one in three Canadians know someone who is living with dementia. Dementia is a term that describes a general group of brain disorders. Dementia is progressive, degenerative and eventually terminal. Barriere residents can show them that they stand with them and they do not have to walk alone on the dementia journey by registering for the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s. It takes place on Sunday, May 6 at the Barriere and District Senior Society Drop-In Centre at 10 a.m.

Easter time heralds the birthing of farm animals here in the North Thompson Valley.

On Sunday, Mar. 18, the North Thompson Valley Garden Club held a workshop on making stepping stones for the garden. Each member who attended was given one stone free to make their creation.

White nose syndrome reached the state of Washington in 2016