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Dec 31, 2024 · At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon Jan. 18 a Dodge pickup drove into a vacant building in Barriere. Local Barriere RCMP and Barriere Towing were quickly on scene. The incident is reported to have been due to a medical issue and the driver has been transported to Royal Inland Hospital. The ...

6 days ago · The province has announced that recent layoffs of health-care facility “ambassadors” hired during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in an estimated $163 million being redirected to other areas of the health system. During the pandemic, ambassadors were stationed at health-care facility entrances ...

Jan 23, 2025 · News there could be a temporary shutdown of the U.S. border crossing at Aldergrove, into Lynden, WA, was greeted with surprise and questions south of the line. To replace two aging facilities along the Washington State side of the B.C. border in Lynden and nearby Sumas, across from Abbotsford, the U ...

Jan 22, 2025 · 100 Mile House RCMP responded to several separate incidents involving impaired driving last week. Sgt. Brian Lamb said these were some of the 70 calls for service the RCMP responded to last week. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 14 when BC Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle near Lac La ...

Nov 28, 2024 · Altitude, Central Mountain Air In-flight Magazine December 2024. Passport to Kamloops. SOAR 2024 Dec/ 2025 Jan Edition

6 days ago · Clearwater and Barriere residents, 65 years and over and living independently, are eligible for services offered through the Better at Home program operated by Yellowhead Community Services. The program provides assistance to qualified individuals through visiting, prescription pick-up and drop-off ...

Jan 22, 2025 · As the United States threatens to impose tariffs on Canada as early as Feb. 1, B.C. First Nations are asserting their voice in negotiations. Perhaps the most public articulation of First Nations' demands for a seat at the table came during opening remarks at the two-day First Nations Leaders' Gathering, wrapping up in Vancouver Wednesday.

6 days ago · B.C.'s Jobs Minister Diana Gibson has announced $5 million for the province's manufacturing jobs fund. One of the recipients was Barriere’s own Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd., a family-owned and operated lumber mill that manufactures specialty cedar products. The $1,096,000 from the government ...

Oct 17, 2024 · Jill Hayward is the retired editor of the Barriere Star / Journal and shares her journey from the mailroom to the editors chair on the 50th anniversary of the paper in the North Thompson.