Category Archives: news

According to BusinessWeek magazine, the wind crossing Cook’s Inlet in Southwest Alaska still feels pretty cold in the month of March, but lately it’s not cold enough.  For the past half-century, the daily minimum temperature in Homer, Alaska averaged minus … Continue reading →

(previously printed in the 100 Mile Free Press) Not all fire departments are created equal.  For most property owners the cost of maintaining their fire dept. is a part of their property taxes, and they can take it for granted that their … Continue reading →

The Psalm 23 Transition Society has been given an extraordinary gift – a mid-1980’s fire truck in great condition – by the Watch Lake-North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Dept. on Sept. 22.  The fire dept. president Roy Allan says the … Continue reading →

In an editorial in the August 13, 2015 issue of the 100 Mile Free Press, our local firefighter Ron Thurston takes the opportunity to acknowledge how much Darrell Blades, Fire Chief of the 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue station will be missed … Continue reading →

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Wildfire Management Branch  INFORMATION BULLETIN: Open burning restricted throughout Cariboo Fire Centre  WILLIAMS LAKE – Effective at noon on April 27, 2015, Category 3 open burning will be prohibited by the Wildfire … Continue reading →