Local News

Rural B.C. community helps another during wildfires of 2017

Fadear Park is set to explode on June 9 at 3 p.m. as the Big Barriere Block Party 3 promises to be the wildest family friendly party in the history of Barriere.

Two tractor trailer units, one hauling wood chips, tangled with each other on Highway 5 approximately 8 kilometers south of Barriere this morning.

A new, large-scale research project, involving multiple agencies and universities, has started to tackle one of the most pressing needs in wildlife management in British Columbia – how to understand and reverse declines of mule deer in the Southern Interior.

In a first-of-its-kind project in Canada, Interior Health has launched a real-time, interactive water advisory map, enabling people to search the entire Interior Health region for current drinking water advisories. They can also learn more about IH water suppliers, types of advisories, and the reasons for these advisories.

Referendum date set for June 23

The Governor General’s Award was recently presented to a student from the Barriere graduating class of 2017. Kiera Eustache received the award from Barriere Secondary School principal Paul Hembling during the 2018 Graduation Ceremonies at the Curling Rink in Barriere on May 25.

Trustees adopt school calendars for the next two school years

Legion Branch 242 remembers the early years

Every 13 minutes, someone across Canada suffers from a cardiac arrest.