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Alan Waters, right, was presented with a Distinguished Forest Professionals award (cedar panel Eagle In Flight by Coast Salish carver Doug Horne) from the Association of BC Forest Professionals. It was presented by ABCFP past-president Garnet Mierau at the 2022 convention in Prince George. (Photo submitted)

Distinguished Quesnel forester receives achievement award

Alan Waters honoured for distinguished career in forestry

Alan Waters, right, was presented with a Distinguished Forest Professionals award (cedar panel Eagle In Flight by Coast Salish carver Doug Horne) from the Association of BC Forest Professionals. It was presented by ABCFP past-president Garnet Mierau at the 2022 convention in Prince George. (Photo submitted)
Local fire departments receive provincial government funding to cover some new training and equipment. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Fire departments in Quesnel region receive cash

Prov gov invests in training and equipment for rural fire protection

Local fire departments receive provincial government funding to cover some new training and equipment. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
The Cariboo Regional District board meets for a finance budget committee meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

CRD continues toward adopting 5-year financial plan, final adoption anticipated March 24

Public had the opportunity to provide feedback through a online survey up until Feb.

The Cariboo Regional District board meets for a finance budget committee meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The Quesnel Curling Club’s popular mixed bonspiel was in action. Dana Johansen (left) and Shari Needham (right) sweep for the rock thrown by Dave Needham (centre). (Tracey Roberts photo)

Curling love at the mixed bonspiel

Quesnel Curling Club holds Valentine’s event for 56th time

The Quesnel Curling Club’s popular mixed bonspiel was in action. Dana Johansen (left) and Shari Needham (right) sweep for the rock thrown by Dave Needham (centre). (Tracey Roberts photo)
Quesnel is the start and Barkerville is the finish for the annual three-day Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Mail Run. (Quesnel Cariboo Observer photo)

Letters coming by rare mail – mushed from Quesnel to Barkerville

Through rain, sleet, but mostly snow, the mail must get through

Quesnel is the start and Barkerville is the finish for the annual three-day Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Mail Run. (Quesnel Cariboo Observer photo)
Canadians are making their final Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions, in advance of the deadline. (Black Press Media file)

QUIZ: How much do you know about money and savings?

In January and February, Canadians make their final savings contributions for the tax year.

Canadians are making their final Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions, in advance of the deadline. (Black Press Media file)
Driving conditions like these are occurring throughout the region. Drivers are warned to beware on all area roads. (Nick Rohlman / The Gazette)

Quesnel: compromised driving conditions – beware

Blowing snow, compact snow, slippery sections

Driving conditions like these are occurring throughout the region. Drivers are warned to beware on all area roads. (Nick Rohlman / The Gazette)
Safety officials are warning employers and employees alike to be careful about working in the cold. (Photo submitted)

Extreme cold weather a hazard to workers in Quesnel

Employers and workers warned to be careful with the cold

Safety officials are warning employers and employees alike to be careful about working in the cold. (Photo submitted)
Team captain Alessio Tomassetti scores the game-winning goal versus the Nechako Northstars in regular season action. (Frank Peebles photo)

Roos playoff action this weekend in Quesnel

West Fraser Centre hosts post-season showdown vs Northstars

Team captain Alessio Tomassetti scores the game-winning goal versus the Nechako Northstars in regular season action. (Frank Peebles photo)
The winding Loon Lake Road can be a challenging one for drivers, especially in winter. (Photo credit: Google maps)

Plow truck driver saves motorist in distress along Loon Lake Road

It’s the second time that Grant Gray has come to the aid of a driver who has gone off the road

The winding Loon Lake Road can be a challenging one for drivers, especially in winter. (Photo credit: Google maps)
Prairie music duo Cupid’s Heart is on tour through the local area. (Cupid’s Heart Facebook gallery)

Cupid’s Heart concert in Quesnel

Prairie duo has four Cariboo shows

Prairie music duo Cupid’s Heart is on tour through the local area. (Cupid’s Heart Facebook gallery)
In May, the first Walk For Ukraine was small but powerful, said organizer Katrin MacLean. (Rebecca Dyok photo — Quesnel Observer)

Walk For Ukrain vigil happens Saturday in Quesnel

Local supporters of Ukraine hold gathering and walk

In May, the first Walk For Ukraine was small but powerful, said organizer Katrin MacLean. (Rebecca Dyok photo — Quesnel Observer)
Grayson rides in his custom sit-ski machine, surrounded by (left to right) his mom Adrienne, grandma Raielle, friend Kyle Bentley, and caregiver Kelsey Lefebvre. (Photo submitted)

A custom-built ski machine allows a Quesnel boy to fly

Hometown Heroes - Grayson’s need for speed

Grayson rides in his custom sit-ski machine, surrounded by (left to right) his mom Adrienne, grandma Raielle, friend Kyle Bentley, and caregiver Kelsey Lefebvre. (Photo submitted)
The offices of Taseko Mines Ltd. are pictured in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 25, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Taseko Mines to increase its stake in the Gibraltar copper mine

$60 million investment planned for open pit copper mine near McLeese Lake

The offices of Taseko Mines Ltd. are pictured in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 25, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Alexis Creek RCMP were called to a break-and-enter Sunday, Feb. 19 at Tl’etinqox First Nation. (RCMP logo)
Alexis Creek RCMP were called to a break-and-enter Sunday, Feb. 19 at Tl’etinqox First Nation. (RCMP logo)
Hereditary chief Deric Snow adjusts his glasses as he joins family and friends to witness the historical repatriation of the Nuxalk Nation totem pole carved by the late Louie Snow after years of effort to release the pole back to the nation from the Royal BC Museum during a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

‘Wonderful awakening’ as totem pole is returned to Nuxalk Nation after a century

‘We would like the world to see that this is happening’: Chief Deric Snow

Hereditary chief Deric Snow adjusts his glasses as he joins family and friends to witness the historical repatriation of the Nuxalk Nation totem pole carved by the late Louie Snow after years of effort to release the pole back to the nation from the Royal BC Museum during a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Cariboo cultural icon Joey Only knows the land and studies the weather, with his own brand of wit, intelligence and humour. (Photo submitted)

Outlaw Cariboo weather report by Joey Only

Cariboo cultural icon Joey Only colourfully forecasts the week’s weather

Cariboo cultural icon Joey Only knows the land and studies the weather, with his own brand of wit, intelligence and humour. (Photo submitted)
Family, friends and hereditary chiefs gather in a ceremony in Victoria on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, to witness the historical repatriation of the Nuxalk Nation totem pole after years of effort to release the pole back to the nation from the Royal BC Museum. The pole that embodies the history and culture of the Nuxalk Nation is being welcomed back to its ancestral home in Bella Coola, more than 100 years after it was taken. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Celebration marks repatriation of B.C. totem to Nuxalk Nation after century-long wait

Dancing and feasting to accompany return of totem pole to its home in Bella Coola Monday

Family, friends and hereditary chiefs gather in a ceremony in Victoria on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, to witness the historical repatriation of the Nuxalk Nation totem pole after years of effort to release the pole back to the nation from the Royal BC Museum. The pole that embodies the history and culture of the Nuxalk Nation is being welcomed back to its ancestral home in Bella Coola, more than 100 years after it was taken. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The Quesnel Kangaroos are used to the kids giving them fist bumps to fire them up before a CIHL game. This time, the Roos players came down to cheer on the kids, pumping up the U11 Thunder en route to the gold medal on home ice. (Photo submitted)

Quesnel hockey teams on the podium

A gold and a silver for the Thunder

The Quesnel Kangaroos are used to the kids giving them fist bumps to fire them up before a CIHL game. This time, the Roos players came down to cheer on the kids, pumping up the U11 Thunder en route to the gold medal on home ice. (Photo submitted)
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