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Cole Patenaude and the Screech Owls entertained disc golfers at Fox Mountain Brewing as part of the Huckfest festivities on Oct. 30, 2022. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Cariboo Disc Golf Club hosts Halloween Huckfest on Boitanio Park Course

Event drew around 50 golfers to brave strong winds

Cole Patenaude and the Screech Owls entertained disc golfers at Fox Mountain Brewing as part of the Huckfest festivities on Oct. 30, 2022. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Megan Monds, left, plays Cheryl and Keegan Follack plays Betty in the Williams Lake Studio Theatre production of Buying the Moose which opens Nov. 9, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake Studio Theatre play Buying the Moose brings light and laughter

A lighthearted comedy set to bring some joy to audiences through November

Megan Monds, left, plays Cheryl and Keegan Follack plays Betty in the Williams Lake Studio Theatre production of Buying the Moose which opens Nov. 9, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Ray Hornby, from left, Leo Rankin, and Matt Burkey, were all out helping to clear snowshoe trails during a work bee at Bull Mountain on Oct. 30, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club volunteers prep trails just before arrival of snow

Volunteers were out at Bull Mountain to brush out snowshoe trails and other pre-season prep work

Ray Hornby, from left, Leo Rankin, and Matt Burkey, were all out helping to clear snowshoe trails during a work bee at Bull Mountain on Oct. 30, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Haze Grinder, a Grade 9 student at Columneetza, practices a serve as he waits for the rest of the students to join him in the volleyball club at lunch break on Nov. 1, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Volleyball Club bringing back Cariboo Hobby Con to Columneetza Nov. 26

Volleyball club fundraiser hosts vendors of collectibles and locally made goods

Haze Grinder, a Grade 9 student at Columneetza, practices a serve as he waits for the rest of the students to join him in the volleyball club at lunch break on Nov. 1, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Brenda Bourdon at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party- themed Cariboo Memorial Hospital foundation gala fundraiser at the Sacred Heart Hall in Williams Lake on Nov. 5, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

PHOTOS: Cariboo Memorial Foundation fundraiser gala draws a wild card crowd

A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party theme draws out the Queen of Hearts and some white rabbits too

Brenda Bourdon at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party- themed Cariboo Memorial Hospital foundation gala fundraiser at the Sacred Heart Hall in Williams Lake on Nov. 5, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Student volunteers Hailey-Ann Dunbar, Jessabelle Trelenberg, Alexis McComber and Shailynn Brommit will be helping out before and during the annual fundraising event, on Nov. 19 and 20, 2022. (Kim Nowotny photo)

Medieval Market returns to Williams Lake

Annual craft and artisan fair and fundraiser will take place on Nov. 19 and 20

Student volunteers Hailey-Ann Dunbar, Jessabelle Trelenberg, Alexis McComber and Shailynn Brommit will be helping out before and during the annual fundraising event, on Nov. 19 and 20, 2022. (Kim Nowotny photo)
Dr. Harsh Hundal, from left, an emergency room physician, Natasha Yaworski, a registered nurse, and Todd Onsorge critical care manager, show off the laryngoscope the Cariboo Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Society purchased for emergency critical care. (Photo submitted)

Cariboo Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Society grants some hospital staff wishes through equipment purchase

Society able to purchase needed equipment for hospital thanks to gift shop sales and donations

Dr. Harsh Hundal, from left, an emergency room physician, Natasha Yaworski, a registered nurse, and Todd Onsorge critical care manager, show off the laryngoscope the Cariboo Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Society purchased for emergency critical care. (Photo submitted)
RCMP enlisted the public’s help in finding a woman missing from the Anahim Lake area. She was located early this week, according to RCMP. (RCMP photo)

UPDATE: Woman missing in Anahim Lake area found safe

RCMP were able to locate Fay Dewetter early this week

RCMP enlisted the public’s help in finding a woman missing from the Anahim Lake area. She was located early this week, according to RCMP. (RCMP photo)
Judy Ventry, the St. Joseph’s Mission outreach support worker is inviting residential school survivors and their families to a workshop at Williams Lake First Nation Nov. 14-18, 2022. (Kiera Elise Photography photo)

Williams Lake First Nation to host community empowerment workshop for adults and youth

Week-long event aimed at breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma

Judy Ventry, the St. Joseph’s Mission outreach support worker is inviting residential school survivors and their families to a workshop at Williams Lake First Nation Nov. 14-18, 2022. (Kiera Elise Photography photo)
The final touches are being put on the decorations for one of the biggest formal events in Williams Lake The Cariboo Memorial Foundation annual gala fundraiser on Nov. 5, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Stage is being set for Cariboo Memorial Foundation gala fundraiser

A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party will take place on Nov. 5 at the Sacred Heart School Hall in Williams Lake

The final touches are being put on the decorations for one of the biggest formal events in Williams Lake The Cariboo Memorial Foundation annual gala fundraiser on Nov. 5, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Bert Groenenberg is an avid cyclist who enjoys riding his bike for freedom and fitness. Groenenberg appreciated the bicycle-themed sculpture in downtown Rossland on a road trip. (Photo submitted)

COLUMN: Sharing the Cariboo roads -with children?

Who should be on the road and at what age?

Bert Groenenberg is an avid cyclist who enjoys riding his bike for freedom and fitness. Groenenberg appreciated the bicycle-themed sculpture in downtown Rossland on a road trip. (Photo submitted)
Mountaineer Cameron Self and this eagle, otherwise known as Paolo Roland Self, were spotted out on the streets of Williams Lake during the Downtown Williams Lake Trick ‘r Treat event. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

PHOTOS: Downtown Williams Lake Trick ‘r Treat event attracts a crowd

Large numbers of trick-or-treaters were walking between businesses downtown for candy and prizes

Mountaineer Cameron Self and this eagle, otherwise known as Paolo Roland Self, were spotted out on the streets of Williams Lake during the Downtown Williams Lake Trick ‘r Treat event. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Jakob Schwab, left and Terry Lyons rehearse for November’s play Buying the Moose. (WLSTS photo)

Williams Lake Studio Theatre comedy opens Nov. 9

Buying the Moose features relationship-based humour for everyone

Jakob Schwab, left and Terry Lyons rehearse for November’s play Buying the Moose. (WLSTS photo)
Dr. Chris Shepherd, right, with his daughters Raven, left, and Robyn, at the Scout Island Nature Centre on Oct. 20, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Cariboo-based researcher working to address global illegal wildlife trade

Dr. Chris Shepherd is based in Big Lake after decades in Malaysia and Indonesia

Dr. Chris Shepherd, right, with his daughters Raven, left, and Robyn, at the Scout Island Nature Centre on Oct. 20, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Tim Hurley is a teacher in Williams Lake and heads up the Columneetza Volleyball Club and has taken students in the club to Hawaii to gain skills and experience. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

OUR HOMETOWN: Williams Lake teacher still a big kid at heart

Tim Hurley loves working with people and found his niche in teaching and coaching

Tim Hurley is a teacher in Williams Lake and heads up the Columneetza Volleyball Club and has taken students in the club to Hawaii to gain skills and experience. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
There’s a new face at the station -Station House Gallery that is. Diane Toop, outgoing executive director for the Station House Gallery Society, is training up her replacement, Davanna Stafford. The pair were in the gift shop going over some details on Nov. 1, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Station House Gallery in Williams Lake welcomes new face

Davanna Stafford will be stepping into the role of executive director

There’s a new face at the station -Station House Gallery that is. Diane Toop, outgoing executive director for the Station House Gallery Society, is training up her replacement, Davanna Stafford. The pair were in the gift shop going over some details on Nov. 1, 2022. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Michael Mylonas, from left, Nelson William, and Brian Finnie sit atop a peak they climbed during their trip across the Coast Mountains to the coast. (Jimmie Lulua photo)

Spiritual journey marks a return to land and tradition for Chilcotin’s Xeni Gwet’in

Members of Xeni Gwet’in hike across the Coast Mountains to reclaim historic trade route

Michael Mylonas, from left, Nelson William, and Brian Finnie sit atop a peak they climbed during their trip across the Coast Mountains to the coast. (Jimmie Lulua photo)
Handmade leather and beadwork by local artisans are showcased in the lounge room of the lodge. (Ruth Lloyd - Casual Country 2022)

Nemiah Lodge represents a return, forward momentum for First Nation

New venture to combine culture with economic opportunity for Xeni Gwet’in

Handmade leather and beadwork by local artisans are showcased in the lounge room of the lodge. (Ruth Lloyd - Casual Country 2022)
Alexandria Quint is the new coach of the Williams Lake Bullet speed skating team for 2022-23. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

New coach for Williams Lake Bullet Speed Skaters

Alexandria Quint relocated from Port Hardy to Williams Lake

Alexandria Quint is the new coach of the Williams Lake Bullet speed skating team for 2022-23. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Drones were used to drop seed vessels in November 2021 an area burned during the 2017 wildfires in the Chilcotin Plateau. (Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation photo)
Drones were used to drop seed vessels in November 2021 an area burned during the 2017 wildfires in the Chilcotin Plateau. (Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation photo)

Partnership wins 2022 Indigenous Business Award for Cariboo partnership

Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. has been recognized with a 2022 Indigenous Business Award

Drones were used to drop seed vessels in November 2021 an area burned during the 2017 wildfires in the Chilcotin Plateau. (Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation photo)
Drones were used to drop seed vessels in November 2021 an area burned during the 2017 wildfires in the Chilcotin Plateau. (Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation photo)
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