Mike Carter, Chetwynd Echo With files from Mark Hume of the Globe and Mail CHETWYND – Nine families along Highway 97 north, near Arras are considering a class action lawsuit to fight plans by BC Hydro to build the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission project, a power line between the two communities designed primarily to serve [...]

West Moberly Unveils Action Plan to Save Threatened Caribou Herd

Lynsey Kitching “To our knowledge, this is the first time a First Nation has ever drafted an Action Plan that meets the strict standards set out in the Species At Risk Act (SAR). Once adopted, this plan will be an historic achievement both for First Nations and for caribou conservation,” says West Moberly Chief Roland [...]

Trent Ernst, Editor Tumbler Ridge has released its 2012 Annual Report. The document is primarily financial, though it includes watershed moments from last year for various departments. The District budgeted for $12,984,925 in revenue, but actually brought in $13,711,233, a difference of $726,308. This was mainly due to higher-than-expected Government transfers, including Provincial grants, the [...]

Samudosky crowned the King of Carvers for Championship

Mike Carter, Chetwynd Echo CHETWYND- The ninth annual Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship crowned a new carving king Sunday afternoon. Jeff Samudosky, originally from Connecticut, and now living in Gig Harbour, Washington, took the crown from Oregon’s Chris Foltz –the champion for each of the past two years – with his strikingly detailed representation of [...]

Visitors to Dawson Creek may soon get to enjoy the new Dog Park

Lynsey Kitching Lack of sidewalks and suitable, safe places to walks dogs were the catalysts for Daralynn Bradbury to start her adventure in getting a dog park going in Dawson Creek. “What started my quest here is there are no walking or exercise trails. There is one that goes through Dawson Creek and you have [...]

School Raises $1600 for Cystic Fibrosis

Trent Ernst, Editor Pam Broderick had to take a second as she explained to the students why they were gathered in the gym. “I wanted to say from my family…” and then her voice catches, and she takes a moment to collect her composure. Her son, Aiden, suffers from Cystic Fibrosis (CF), and the school [...]

Lynsey Kitching Beef is not the first food item to enter into the long process of regulations to be considered a candidate for irradiation; however it is once again the hot item on the menu.VAccording to Health Canada, “Potatoes, onions, wheat, flour, whole wheat flour, whole and ground spices, and dehydrated seasoning preparations,” have all [...]

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 [...]