Trent Ernst, Editor Present: Mayor Wren, Councillor’s Caisly (PnP chair) Torraville, Snyder, McPherson. Staff: Barry Elliott, Angie Collison, Candie Laporte, Doug Beale, Lana Zapel Delegations BC Hydro: Dale Arnott, Northeast Design Manager, Milan Prpic, Manager of Strategic Resources Planning, and Bob Gammer, BC Hydro appeared before council to explain how BC Hydro is addressing the [...]

Fire Chief Matt Treit The month of May was pretty typical for the Tumbler Ridge Fire Department. The TRFD responded to a total of seventeen calls during that month. These included one report of smoke, one vehicle fire, seven reports of ringing fire alarms, and eight First Responder (medical) calls. Fire practices during this month [...]

Lumber Theft at Bullmoose Marches

Charles Helm The project seemed to have all the ingredients for success. The local volunteer hiking group, the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society (WNMS), partners with other organizations to develop and enhance a series of hiking trails and boardwalks at Bullmoose Marshes, a wetland area just off Hwy 52, twenty-five kilometres from Tumbler Ridge. Ducks [...]

Mike Carter, Chetwynd Echo CHETWYND/DAWSON CREEK – Peace River Regional District Director of Electoral Area ‘C’, Arthur Hadland, put forward a motion to rescind the unpopular Building Bylaw No. 1996, 2011 at a Committee of the Whole meeting, held May 23 in Dawson Creek. Hadland’s motion will go forward for decision at the June 13 [...]

Finally, some regulations in favour of the cellphone customer arrive here in Canada. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a wireless code that will make it easier for Canadians to understand their contracts and sets out their basic rights. The code will apply to new contracts for cellphones and other personal mobile devices [...]

The Chetwynd RCMP is seeking assistance from the public in identifying person(s) responsible for a theft of a 2008 Green Jeep Wrangler (2 door) with BC licence plate (183NPV). The theft occurred between 7-11:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7th, 2013. This incident occured at 4300-1 54th Street, Chetwynd, B.C. where the vehicle was last parked [...]

WNMS Improves Bergeron Falls Trail Access

A Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society (WNMS) work party made access to the base of Bergeron Falls safer and easier on the May long weekend. Bergeron Falls, situated a few kilometres north of Tumbler Ridge, is the highest accessible waterfall in the region, and attracts many hikers. The original hiking trail to the top of [...]

Local Resident Wins Big

Tumbler Ridge resident Allan Gerstel is now $500,000 richer, thanks to a May 16 Keno Draw. The 54-year old welder bought two Keno tickets at home through the PlayNow.com website. The first ticket won $1,500 but it was the second ticket that proved to be a real game changer. The ticket matched eight out of [...]

Trent Ernst, Editor While we’ve discussed in these pages the fact that there are very few people injured or killed by bears, spring is the time when human-bear conflicts are increasing. This is due to a number of factors. For one, the bears are now awake, and hungry after a long winter’s nap. For another, [...]

Caribou Herd Numbers have Dropped Dramatically in 2013 Count

Lynsey Kitching Things aren’t looking good for the caribou herds around Tumbler Ridge. According to the most recent caribou counts, which numbers were just released, the Quintette herd is down 28 percent from an estimated 173 count in 2008 to an estimated 128 in 2010. The Bearhole herd is almost dissolved with a count of [...]