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Linden Pinette, from left, Chaz Lucas, Carter Krueger jump in at the Freezin’ for a Reason polar bear plunge in Williams Lake at Scout Island on Feb. 4, 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Over sixty brave souls take an icy plunge in Williams Lake

Freezin’ for a Reason event raised over $3,900 for local organizations

Linden Pinette, from left, Chaz Lucas, Carter Krueger jump in at the Freezin’ for a Reason polar bear plunge in Williams Lake at Scout Island on Feb. 4, 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Seth and Shara are the power couple behind Dream Heavy, coming to get you up and dancing at the Limelight Theatre Feb. 18, 2023. (Photo submitted)

All-ages danceable live music Feb. 18 at Williams Lake’s Limelight Theatre

Community Arts Council and Arts on the Fly team up for another Audio Affair

Seth and Shara are the power couple behind Dream Heavy, coming to get you up and dancing at the Limelight Theatre Feb. 18, 2023. (Photo submitted)
Team Bisaro’s Mark Berg sweeps while Moe Monita watches during bonspiel action at the Williams Lake Curling Club on Feb. 4 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Team Bisaro’s Mark Berg sweeps while Moe Monita watches during bonspiel action at the Williams Lake Curling Club on Feb. 4 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The film First We Eat will be screening for free in Williams Lake in the Gibraltar Room on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. (firstweeat.ca image)

Fun, informative film on food security screening for free in Williams Lake Feb. 6

Filmmaker Suzanne Crocker will be in attendance for a question and answer session afterwards

The film First We Eat will be screening for free in Williams Lake in the Gibraltar Room on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. (firstweeat.ca image)
Ida Eriksen is a Bella Coola artist whose paintings will be filling the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake from Feb. 10, 2023 until March 25 for her solo show West Coast Light. (Photo courtesy of Ida Eriksen)

Bella Coola artist evokes feelings of mystery and solitude with abstract west coast landscapes

Bella Coola artist Ida Eriksen’s abstract impressionist landscapes will be on display…

Ida Eriksen is a Bella Coola artist whose paintings will be filling the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake from Feb. 10, 2023 until March 25 for her solo show West Coast Light. (Photo courtesy of Ida Eriksen)
Quesnel Lake is a major tributary of the Fraser River and one of the deepest fjord lakes in the world, and a fishing destination lake for many. (Angie Mindus file photo)

Mount Polley Mine effluent permit extended for discharge into Quesnel Lake

The mine is the site of the tailings dam breach in August of 2014

Quesnel Lake is a major tributary of the Fraser River and one of the deepest fjord lakes in the world, and a fishing destination lake for many. (Angie Mindus file photo)
An ambulance parked outside of the emergency room after dropping off a patient at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake on Nov. 22, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
An ambulance parked outside of the emergency room after dropping off a patient at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

UPDATE: Cariboo Memorial Hospital not unique in staffing challenges: Interior Health

CMH working to maintain staffing of all departments

An ambulance parked outside of the emergency room after dropping off a patient at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake on Nov. 22, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
An ambulance parked outside of the emergency room after dropping off a patient at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The view from the street of Cariboo Sunset Manor in Westridge as renovation work began in the summer continues. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Sunset Manor renos on time, says BC Housing spokesperson

Some Cariboo Sunset Manor residents frustrated after living in a construction zone since May 2022

The view from the street of Cariboo Sunset Manor in Westridge as renovation work began in the summer continues. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The 2023 Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Bear Swim in Williams Lake will take place on Feb. 4 . (Greg Sabatino file photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake city supports Freezin for a Reason event on Feb. 4

Mayor and council voted in favour of a donation of $375 towards…

The 2023 Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Bear Swim in Williams Lake will take place on Feb. 4 . (Greg Sabatino file photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Ecole Nesika Vice-Principal Dwayne Benvin, from left, honours student winners of the Remembrance poster contest: Harlow Anderson, first place, B/W poster, Bravin Baldwin, second place, B/W poster, and Eleanor Dean, first place, Junior colour poster. (Photo courtesy of Ecole Nesika)

Williams Lake école Nesika students win poster contest

Ecole Nesika Elementary would like to celebrate three students who were recently…

Ecole Nesika Vice-Principal Dwayne Benvin, from left, honours student winners of the Remembrance poster contest: Harlow Anderson, first place, B/W poster, Bravin Baldwin, second place, B/W poster, and Eleanor Dean, first place, Junior colour poster. (Photo courtesy of Ecole Nesika)
Ashleigh Lyons, in front, and some of her Grade 7 Columneetza class were out shovelling neighbourhood driveways on Jan. 24, 2023. (Ashleigh Lyons photo)

Williams Lake high school students are snow angels for a day

Some in the neighbourhood of Lake City Secondary School - Columneetza campus…

Ashleigh Lyons, in front, and some of her Grade 7 Columneetza class were out shovelling neighbourhood driveways on Jan. 24, 2023. (Ashleigh Lyons photo)
Aria Bond gets some help with her skates as she prepares for competition during the north-central BC and Yukon Skate Canada Regionals in Williams Lake on Jan. 20. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

PHOTOS/VIDEO: North-central B.C. figure skaters converge on Williams Lake for regional championships

Williams Lake Figure Skating Club hosted the CNC Regional Figure Skating Championships…

Aria Bond gets some help with her skates as she prepares for competition during the north-central BC and Yukon Skate Canada Regionals in Williams Lake on Jan. 20. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The newly elected Williams Lake city council was sworn in Tuesday, Nov. 1. Members are Michael Moses, left, Sheila Boehm, Jazmyn Lyons, Mayor Surinderpal Rathor, Joan Flaspohler, Angie Delainey and Scott Nelson. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake city council. Members are Michael Moses, left, Sheila Boehm, Jazmyn Lyons, Mayor Surinderpal Rathor, Joan Flaspohler, Angie Delainey and Scott Nelson. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake mayor loses temper during heated exchange with councillor

Councillor Scott Nelson and Mayor Surinderpal Rathor disagreed over chamber budget increase

The newly elected Williams Lake city council was sworn in Tuesday, Nov. 1. Members are Michael Moses, left, Sheila Boehm, Jazmyn Lyons, Mayor Surinderpal Rathor, Joan Flaspohler, Angie Delainey and Scott Nelson. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Williams Lake city council. Members are Michael Moses, left, Sheila Boehm, Jazmyn Lyons, Mayor Surinderpal Rathor, Joan Flaspohler, Angie Delainey and Scott Nelson. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Hereditary Chiefs Aaron Hans, Jeffery Snow and Snuxyaltwa (as known as Deric Snow) visit the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria which houses family poles. (Mercy Snow photo)
Hereditary Chiefs Aaron Hans, Jeffery Snow and Snuxyaltwa (as known as Deric Snow) visit the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria. (Mercy Snow photo)

Totem pole returning to Bella Coola, Nuxalk territory, after decades in Victoria museum

The plan is to load the pole onto a truck on Feb. 13 in Victoria

Hereditary Chiefs Aaron Hans, Jeffery Snow and Snuxyaltwa (as known as Deric Snow) visit the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria which houses family poles. (Mercy Snow photo)
Hereditary Chiefs Aaron Hans, Jeffery Snow and Snuxyaltwa (as known as Deric Snow) visit the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria. (Mercy Snow photo)
Doug White still manages to blow some air through the bagpipes for Legion Branch 139 on Robbie Burns night. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Doug White still manages to blow some air through the bagpipes for Legion Branch 139 on Robbie Burns night. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Fox tail lillies were in full display in Kim Herdman’s garden featured in the 2022 Williams Lake Garden Club’s 2022 Garden and Arts Tour. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Gardeners in Williams Lake get a jump on growing guidance

The first meeting for 2023 is happening Thursday, Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m.

Fox tail lillies were in full display in Kim Herdman’s garden featured in the 2022 Williams Lake Garden Club’s 2022 Garden and Arts Tour. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Matt Tyne and Marilee Andres star as Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee and Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway, the roles portrayed by Tom Cruise and Demi Moore in a 1992 film. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

A Few Good Men on stage in Williams Lake until Feb. 4

Military courtroom drama boasts large cast of local actors

Matt Tyne and Marilee Andres star as Lt. J.G. Daniel Kaffee and Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway, the roles portrayed by Tom Cruise and Demi Moore in a 1992 film. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Henry Loedell stands in the hallway at Cariboo Sunset Manor where baseboard heaters are leaned up outside suites. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Some Cariboo Sunset Manor residents frustrated after living in a construction zone since May 2022

BC Housing defends project, contractor, said upgrades will help an aging facility

Henry Loedell stands in the hallway at Cariboo Sunset Manor where baseboard heaters are leaned up outside suites. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
On the road to Nemiah Valley, west of Williams Lake, a log gateway marks the entrance to Tsilhqot’in Title Lands. (Angie Mindus file photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Tsilhqot’in National Government calls for halt on mining exploration west of Williams Lake

Chiefs demand consultation prior to further exploration in Scum Lake area

On the road to Nemiah Valley, west of Williams Lake, a log gateway marks the entrance to Tsilhqot’in Title Lands. (Angie Mindus file photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
APTN was filming some of the work carving a totem pole by members of the Nuxalk First Nation in protest of mining exploration work going on near Bella Coola. (Snuxyaltwa photo)

Nuxalk carve totem poles for mountaintop installation around Bella Coola to oppose mining

Totem poles would symbolize Nuxalk opposition to mining within territory, said hereditary chief

APTN was filming some of the work carving a totem pole by members of the Nuxalk First Nation in protest of mining exploration work going on near Bella Coola. (Snuxyaltwa photo)
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