News

The body of a 55-year-old male from Williams Lake was found on Donald Road between Boston Pizza and Boitanio Villa Apartments Saturday afternoon.

Mining week, May 8 to May 14, celebrates the resurgence of the industry in the province.

Dwayne Davis returned home after house sitting for friend with an unwelcome guest.

Taseko Mines Ltd. hopes its new Prosperity mine proposal will be approved by the federal government.

One of the authors of the Fraser Institute’s Report Card on Secondary Schools in B.C. and the Yukon 2011 has called the performance by students in School District 27 a “community disaster.”

The Interior Health Authority has awarded the construction contract for the renovation of Deni House to Lauren Bros. Construction Ltd. of Williams Lake.

Sona Resources’ Blackdome and Elizabeth gold projects south of Williams Lake are expected to be in operation by the third quarter of 2013.

B.C.’s $7-billion mining industry is reason to celebrate this Mining Week, May 8-14, with employment, revenue, exports, production and prices all up over the previous year and on the rise.

The Predator Control program is undergoing a retooling but in the meantime the provincial government has handed the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association $200,000 as an interim measure of support for controlling predatory wildlife.

The Mining Association of B.C. will give $125,000 over the next three years to help renew First Nations languages in B.C.