Karissa Gall

Lower Mainland-based real estate developer Century Group started offering Tesla Model 3 vehicles Sept. 14 as incentives to clear out remaining Viridian townhomes in South Surrey. (Wikimedia Commons)

Free Tesla 3 offered with purchase of Surrey townhome

Century Group’s offer for Viridian development runs through Oct. 31

Lower Mainland-based real estate developer Century Group started offering Tesla Model 3 vehicles Sept. 14 as incentives to clear out remaining Viridian townhomes in South Surrey. (Wikimedia Commons)
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is in the remote community of Bamfield, accessible only by logging road, boat or air. (Google Maps)

UVic students killed in Bamfield bus crash were from Winnipeg, Iowa City

Authorities said the two victims were a man and a woman, both aged 18

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is in the remote community of Bamfield, accessible only by logging road, boat or air. (Google Maps)
A black bear was locked inside a vehicle on Sept. 13 in Port Moody until police and conservation officers responded. (Port Moody Police)

‘How does it even happen?’: Bear locks itself inside vehicle in Port Moody

It was apparent the suspect had gained entry with his ‘bear’ hands

A black bear was locked inside a vehicle on Sept. 13 in Port Moody until police and conservation officers responded. (Port Moody Police)
(Williams Lake Tribune photo)

Canada Post has unfair advantage in distributing flyers: news group

Crown corporation argues newspapers, private operators deliver majority of flyers in Canada

(Williams Lake Tribune photo)
Quesnel Sparks celebrate 30 years of sharing and being a friend

Quesnel Sparks celebrate 30 years of sharing and being a friend

Youngest branch of the Girl Guides will host open house at St. John’s Anglican Church

Quesnel Sparks celebrate 30 years of sharing and being a friend
Craig Richmond, president and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority, announced to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Sept. 12 that the Vancouver International Airport Improvement Fee is increasing. (Vancouver Airport Authority photo)

Another $5 jump in airport fee to fly out of B.C. at YVR

Airlines will start charging the new rate on Dec. 12 for travel Jan. 1, 2020 onward

Craig Richmond, president and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority, announced to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Sept. 12 that the Vancouver International Airport Improvement Fee is increasing. (Vancouver Airport Authority photo)
(Mitchell Smith/Flickr)

Vancouver police officer charged after hitting suspect on bike

The charge relates to a pursuit that took place on Sept. 12, 2018

(Mitchell Smith/Flickr)
The BC Conservation Service tweeted that a moose broke into a Fort St. John school district office on Thursday, Sept. 12. (BC Conservation Service photo)

Moose breaks into Fort St. John school district office

Conservation officers found the animal and determined it was fine, ‘all things considered’

The BC Conservation Service tweeted that a moose broke into a Fort St. John school district office on Thursday, Sept. 12. (BC Conservation Service photo)
Hospital pay parking revenue in B.C. topped $36M last fiscal

Hospital pay parking revenue in B.C. topped $36M last fiscal

Ministry of Health assures patients and visitors parking rates have and will not increase

Hospital pay parking revenue in B.C. topped $36M last fiscal
Homes lay in ruins one week after Hurricane Dorian hit The Mudd neighborhood, in the Marsh Harbor area of Abaco, Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Watch for scams when donating to Hurricane Dorian relief, group warns

More than 140 new crowdfunding campaigns related to the storm are already established

Homes lay in ruins one week after Hurricane Dorian hit The Mudd neighborhood, in the Marsh Harbor area of Abaco, Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Saskia and Darrel Delaronde of Great Plains will perform at the St. Andrews United Church in Quesnel on Sept. 22. Great Plains/Submitted photo

Great Plains will play Quesnel before launching cross-country fall tour

Saskia and Darrel Delaronde known for folk, bluegrass, Celtic music, Canadiana and now gospel

Saskia and Darrel Delaronde of Great Plains will perform at the St. Andrews United Church in Quesnel on Sept. 22. Great Plains/Submitted photo
Jammers (stars on helmets) try to break through the pack of blockers at the Gold Pain City Derby Girls Gold Rush Rumble in 2018.                                 Benoit Brummer photo

‘Rock the Block’: Quesnel’s Gold Pain City Derby Girls host free skate

Event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Lewis Drive rink

Jammers (stars on helmets) try to break through the pack of blockers at the Gold Pain City Derby Girls Gold Rush Rumble in 2018.                                 Benoit Brummer photo
The new Northern Health Connections bus shelter outside G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital was funded by the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District. Photo submitted

Bus shelter installed outside G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel

People waiting for the Northern Health Connections can now keep out of the elements

The new Northern Health Connections bus shelter outside G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital was funded by the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District. Photo submitted
Children hold a “French Immersion S’il Vous Plait” sign. French immersion enrolment has fallen in the Quesnel School District for a second consecutive year. Submitted photo

French immersion enrolment falls in Quesnel for second consecutive year

Only 6.55 per cent of Quesnel student population enrolled in French immersion in 2018-2019

Children hold a “French Immersion S’il Vous Plait” sign. French immersion enrolment has fallen in the Quesnel School District for a second consecutive year. Submitted photo
The Seasons House, Quesnel Shelter and Support Society, located on Carson Avenue. Seasons House/Facebook photo

‘These types of messages are literally killing people’: Seasons House director reacts to Quesnel rally

Melanie MacDonald says policing increases are important, but so are detox, housing and supports

The Seasons House, Quesnel Shelter and Support Society, located on Carson Avenue. Seasons House/Facebook photo
Keith Boichat sunk a six-foot put on the 18th hole of the Quesnel Golf Club on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to clinch the Garner Brothers trophy for the 2019 senior men’s match-play handicap singles tournament. Rick Smith/Submitted photos

‘Can’t get any closer than that’: Trophies claimed after final senior men’s golf matches in Quesnel

Singles tournament won by six-foot put, team play extended to 19th hole

Keith Boichat sunk a six-foot put on the 18th hole of the Quesnel Golf Club on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to clinch the Garner Brothers trophy for the 2019 senior men’s match-play handicap singles tournament. Rick Smith/Submitted photos
All aboard the Hogwarts Express! Sept. 7 is Harry Potter Day at the Cariboo Regional District Library.                                 PixabaY PHOTO

Cariboo Regional District Library kicks of program season with Harry Potter Day

Quesnel Library staff organizing Harry Potter-themed games, crafts and more Sept. 7

All aboard the Hogwarts Express! Sept. 7 is Harry Potter Day at the Cariboo Regional District Library.                                 PixabaY PHOTO
Nazko Elder Doreen Patrick led a welcome and smudging at the College of New Caledonia Quesnel Campus on Tuesday, Sept. 3 as part of orientation week activities for the 2019-20 school year. Nancy Lilienweiss photo

College of New Caledonia Quesnel students celebrate orientation week

Is there such a thing as a free lunch?

Nazko Elder Doreen Patrick led a welcome and smudging at the College of New Caledonia Quesnel Campus on Tuesday, Sept. 3 as part of orientation week activities for the 2019-20 school year. Nancy Lilienweiss photo
Quesnel archers won 14 medals at the 2019 B.C. Outdoor Target Archery Championships in Prince George over the weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept. 2).                                 Quesnel River Archers/Submitted photo

Quesnel archers win 14 medals in Prince George

All Quesnel competitors won medals at the outdoor provincials

Quesnel archers won 14 medals at the 2019 B.C. Outdoor Target Archery Championships in Prince George over the weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept. 2).                                 Quesnel River Archers/Submitted photo
Local artist Lee-Anne Chisholm started painting a new mural on Reid Street in Quesnel on Aug. 27, 2019. Karissa Gall photo

Quesnel artist painting new Reid Street mural

Lee-Anne Chisholm is painting a new street scene below Granville’s Coffee

Local artist Lee-Anne Chisholm started painting a new mural on Reid Street in Quesnel on Aug. 27, 2019. Karissa Gall photo