Welcoming the World to Tumbler Ridge

Trent Ernst, Editor Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong? Carmen Drapeau has felt like that. She says that one of the most noticeable times was when she went to the Caribbean for vacation. “I felt like a foreigner there,” she says. “It’s a French island, and I speak French, but they humiliated me [...]

Mike Carter, Chetwynd Echo Reporter CHETWYND – A series of suspicious fires in the Chetwynd area over the weekend have led the local fire department to believe there is a fire-setter at large in the community. Fire chief Leo Sabulsky says there has been a definite pattern over the last four years where numerous fires [...]

Trent Ernst, Editor A new report, authored by Dr. Tom Gunton, director of Simon Fraser University’s School of Resource and Environmental Management and former Deputy Minister of Environment, says that Enbridge “significantly understates the risk of spills” along the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project (ENGP). The report, released in late April, claims that “there are 28 [...]

Lynsey Kitching “I think the Good Food Box program would benefit everyone, not just us,” says Angela Robertson, resident and member of Work in Progress (WIP). “The idea of doing this is not only to promote nutrition and health, but also to get our special needs youth and adults out into the community and joining [...]

ATV Club Forms

Trent Ernst, Editor It’s been a long road. In fact, it’s been over ten years since Gordie Graham and the late, lamented Dennis Payment tried starting an ATV club. Gordie Graham, who had been the president of the Pine Point Motorcycle Club for 24 years before moving to Tumbler Ridge says he organized a ride [...]

Trent Ernst, Editor May 7, 2013 NOTE: There was no PnP meeting Present. Junior Councillor Doonan, Councillors Macpherson, Torraville and Caisley. Councillor Rob Mackay is acting mayor. Staff Barry Elliot, Jason Collison, Angie Collison, Doug Beale, Candie Laporte, Lana Zapel, and Matt Treit Before the meeting starts, Acting Mayor Mackay presents Fire Chief Matt Treit [...]

Any word ending in ‘OSE’ is sugar, and it’s bad for us

Lynsey Kitching I remember when I was young, collecting my pennies and dimes and heading down to the corner store to buy some five cent candies. My sister would come home from school and pour herself a glass of icing sugar and eat it with a spoon. Was my mom ever surprised when shortly after [...]

New Literacy Coordinator for Tumbler Ridge

Trent Ernst, Editor Teresa Erickson is Tumbler Ridge’s new literary coordinator. Having just started in the position, her first job is to get a sense of the scope of what needs to be done. “I’ve been gathering Information from the people in town,” says Erickson. “I’ve been calling around to businesses, schools. I met with [...]

Walter Energy Donates $10000 to Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation

On May 5 Calven Swinea, Vice President of Administration, Walter Energy, Inc. presented a cheque for $10 000 to Charissa Tonnesen, President of the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation. This donation will allow for the hiring of summer student staff, which will enable the Museum’s annual summer programming to continue: Dinosaur Camps for kids, guided tours [...]

Boats Away! – The launch has been repaired

Lynsey Kitching After a tedious process of acquiring permits and completing applications, through different ministries, the boat launch has finally been repaired just in time for this wonderful weather. Doug Beale, Public Works Operating Manager says, “It took quite a bit of work to get those concrete pads out. We think we got most of [...]