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A fire on Frizzi Road Thursday afternoon sent one person to hospital with smoke inhalation due to his attempts to put out the blaze. When firefighters arrived at 4019 Frizzi Rd.

The nominees for the 2011 Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards are in.

The City of Williams Lake has completed upgrades at the traffic lights of two intersections, adding a feature that informs pedestrians when it is safe to cross the street, and which street is safe to cross.

The School District 27 board has found that it can save $85,000 a year, or the cost of one teacher (including benefits), by moving the GROW/Skyline alternate program from its current rental space onto school district property.

NDP leadership candidate Adrian Dix wants to tax financial institutions in B.C. and use part of the proceeds to restore a grant program for post-secondary students.

Camp Likely’s board of directors is worried that a proposal for a new provincial park in the Cariboo Chilcotin could derail its effort to establish more permanent facilities at the summer kids camp.

Ove Johannesen enjoys a game of floor curling last Tuesday at the Williams Lake Seniors Centre.

It was such a beautiful warm and sunny afternoon last Tuesday that people were out strolling, riding bikes, jogging, walking, pushing baby carriages and even swinging in Kiwanis Park. Here Brian Kipling pushes his kids Keysha (left), Brian Jr. and Lexus on the swings.

It was a typical blustery, cold February day in the Cariboo Chilcotin Friday, but that didn’t deter many of those invited to the opening of River West Forest Products.