Proposed Hourglass Wind Energy Centre

Back when Site C got the go ahead, the government of BC also put a cap on how much power it would purchase from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). While they still purchased power from...

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Proposed Hourglass Wind Energy Centre

Back when Site C got the go ahead, the government of BC also put a cap on how much power it would purchase from...

District responds to Northern Health

On October 14, Northern Health posted an update to their Facebook page. “Over the past few weeks since we made temporary changes to on...

Keeping small rural ERs open after-hours

Last week there was an announcement that four small rural ERs within Interior Health would be utilizing virtual after-hours coverage. The communities involved are...

Nazareth Concert Draw Winners

Anthony Kirk sent us this photo from the Nazareth Farewell Tour on October 22. He was one of the winners of a pair of...

Health care in crisis: The education shortfall

Earlier this year, the government of Canada released a report called The Canadian Health Workforce Education, Training and Distribution Study. It says that Canada...

We’re ready for our close-up (again)

Eight years after Tumbler Ridge was featured on CBC’s Still Standing, the town may be heading towards being featured on another TV show. This time,...

Final Thought: before truth can put on its boots.

A few year’s back, when Twitter was still Twitter and not a movie rating, a group of researchers decided to do a test. They took...

Final Shot.

Beatlejuice and ... dunno, is that the Scarlet Witch? Or maybe Wendy, the one that hangs out with Casper the ghost? Anyway, the two...

Getting ready for Remembrance Day

Tumbler Ridge Legion President Steve Robinson (right) pins the ceremonial poppy to mayor Daryl Krakowka's breast, signalling the start of the Legion's annual poppy...

Neufeld brings forward petition to legislature

Last week, the BC Legislature returned to session. Local MLA Larry Neufeld returned to work, bringing along a petition he received at the rally on...

A message to Tumbler Ridge residents from Dr Charles Helm

The September 4 Northern Health announcement, that our ER would be shut down after hours, was followed by an apology for the way the...

Stu’s story

I’ve lived in this town almost my whole life. I wanted to share a quick story with you. One summer in the early 2000s,...

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