Opinion
MLA’s CORNER: Grappling with another hot and dry summer in the Cariboo
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson looks to province to declare state of emergency
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FRENCH CONNECTION: 153 historic store Williams Lake’s loss
The historic store is in the news again
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FOREST INK: North America’s largest biochar plant will be built in Quebec
The project will sequester 75,000 tons of carbon per year
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RANCH MUSINGS: More on pastoralists of the world
Many people there are still practicing a very old method of raising food
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Enjoying time in the Cariboo-Chilcotin this summer
Cariboo-Chilcoltin MLA Lorne Doerkson’s column to the Free Press
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FRENCH CONNECTION: A thoughtful gift looking back
‘It was a fascinating look at what life was like in my birth year,’ writes Diana French
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Aquatic forests are critical ecosystems in our local lakes
Some of the best known aquatic ecosystems are the so-called kelp forests along the West Coast of our province.
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SHARE THE ROAD: “Jaywalking” was invented by spin doctors
Crossing the road wasn’t always a crime -it became one
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HAPHAZARD HISTORY: Louis Crosina and the 153 Mile House Store
The old buildings around the store once served as a roadhouse
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LETTER: Writing is in the sky
Haze in the air is an opportunity to find alternatives to unclean energy sources
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