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Municipal leaders are gathering for their annual convention in Vancouver at the end of September, and they'll be calling for changes to green taxes imposed by the B.C. government.

Mayoral candidate Scott Nelson has fired one of the first salvos of the municipal election campaign.

B.C. taxpayers got a break on forest fire costs this summer, but the transportation ministry is still busy with major repairs after an unseasonable number of road washouts.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says the 148-Mile-House project south of Williams Lake is scheduled to be completed near the end of November.

When Rebekah Deschner decided on a two-month trip to Bali earlier this year, what she had in mind was a little rest and rehabilitation. It was also a chance to realize a long-held dream of starting a health centre in the Indonesian country.

The Cariboo Regional Trash Talk open houses begin today.

The Cops for Cancer Tour de North will conclude in Williams Lake on Thursday, Sept. 15.

Religious scholars from various religious faiths spoke at a conference at the Gibraltar Room on Saturday to discuss the question, “Life after death — myth or reality?” Pictured, from left to right, are Muhammad Afzal Mirza (representing the Islamic perspective); Gloria George (the aboriginal perspective); Coun. Surinderpal Rathor (chair and moderator); Dr. Chris Montoya (Christian); and Avtar Singh Grewal (Sikh).

A Williams Lake man is in a coma in a Vancouver hospital after he was severely burned while changing a fuel pump on his truck last Wednesday.

With two months to go mayoral candidate Walt Cobb is taking his time releasing his full campaign platform.