Thursday, January 19, 2012

Thursday News Wrap...

In Williams Lake:

* Inspector Brown with the WL RCMP concerned with numbers in relation to assaults - see here
* BC Labour Minister Margaret McDiarmid was in Williams Lake on Monday - Tribune has the details here meanwhile local Steelworkers' Union President Paul French expressed disappointment that Minister McDiarmid did not find time to meet with labour  - see here

* $400,000 comes to Cariboo-Chilcotin for mental health groups - see here
* BC Minister of Environment Dr. Terry Lake takes exception to a letter written by Herb Nakada in the Tues Jan 10th edition of the Tribune - read more here
* Plans for Rick Hansen's 25th Anniversary for "Man in Motion" tour progresses - read here
* Mayor Cook invites all Williams Lakers' to the Jan 31st Public Budget Meeting #2 - read here (Editor's Note - when Mayor Cook refers to CRD Joint Town Hall next week - it is being held at 7pm in WL Council Chambers next Wednesday and not next Thursday)
* Ind. Cariboo-North MLA Bob Simpson speaks on comments from Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and the rights of those who oppose the Northern Gateway Project - read here

* Interested in how healthy your local restaurant or "watering hole" operates - Interior Health has their health inspection reports online which you can look up your local restaurant here


In 100 Mile House:

* South Cariboo drivers' fume at gas prices - see here
* Local teachers' will not administer FSA or Foundation Skills Assessment tests - see here
* Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy MacLeod gets an earful over the loss of the 100 Mile Abattoir - see here
* South Cariboo Health Foundation celebrates 10 years - see here
* Activities in Lac La Hache - read here
* Cost of living too much in 100 Mile House...? One reader thinks so - read here

Finally - in Kamloops:

* At their Tuesday meeting, Kamloops Council boosted the budget to engage the public with respect to their 2012 Budget which includes video taping their budget meetings for the public to watch online at their convenience and something I'd like to see Williams Lake Council look at in 2013 - read more here

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