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City of Williams Lake adopts new parks, public land bylaw
City council voted five to one in favour of a new parks and public lands bylaw aimed at addressing tents within the city
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Northern B.C. First Nations further green energy collaboration goal at climate conference
First Nations Climate Initiative wants to use LNG to help decarbonize Asian economies, but can LNG's methane emissions be curbed?
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Cariboo Disc Gold Club talks trash, toilets to city council
A presentation by the Cariboo Disc Golf Club's Mark Savard presented both potential and problems faced by disc golfers in the community
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Snowfall warning issued for Cariboo region
Ten to 15 cm of snow is expected to fall between Wednesday and Friday midday
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Doctor cautions northern B.C. residents about Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV
Influenza and COVID-19 shots are accessible and free for everyone
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Williams Lake, Wildwood fire departments extinguish spreading backyard burn
Buried and discarded yard waste, unknown to the property owner, caused the fire to burn underground, said Fire Chief Evan Dean
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Williams Lake hospital auxiliary funds 3 patient care items
Proceeds from the volunteer run hospital auxiliary gift shop are contributed every year
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Williams Lake water treatment disinfection method goes ahead
City council approved staff to move ahead with further aspects of the design phase of the new water treatment plant, with chloramines as the secondary disinfection method
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Trudeau delivers long-awaited apology to Williams Lake First Nation
After waiting more than a century, Williams Lake First Nation has received an apology from the Canadian government for being displaced from its village lands at the west end of Williams Lake.
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Canadian Olympic swimmer makes a splash in Williams Lake
Williams Lake Blue Fins got some tips, both in and out of the pool, from Olympic swimmer Ingrid Wilm on Nov. 22
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