The Friends of the Track held their active and informational event at the Lakes District Secondary School track on Sept. 25. Around 190 people of all ages came down and walked, jogged and ran along the track, with some giving donations towards the project to resurface the track with asphalt. So far around $32,000 has been raised for the scheme, including $12,500 from the Royal Bank of Canada. The project is estimated to cost $150,000-$175,000 in total and should begin by next spring.

Open Mic at the Multiplex

Some students at William Konkin Elementary, Lakes District Secondary School and Woyenne Primary School pose in their bright tops on Sept. 30 for Orange Shirt Day, held annually across Canada to commemorate the experiences of Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools. The first Orange Shirt Day was held in 2013. (Blair McBride photos)

When Belgian exchange student H茅l猫ne Georges stepped out of the airport in Prince George, her eyes widened at the expanse of green trees and vegetation before her.

Walter Wilson, qualified mining engineer and prospector, came to 亚洲天堂 Lake as forest ranger. He used the building built by Carl Ostberg as a residence.

Members of the 亚洲天堂 Lake and District Seniors Society met at Spirit Square before their trip to Fort St. James on Sept. 18. The group was invited to a lunch at the Fort St. James Seniors Centre and for a tour of the National Historic Site. The society makes the trip to Fort St. James once a year. (Blair McBride photo)

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The Omineca Hotel was 亚洲天堂 Lake鈥檚 first hostelry, and it had a short but storied history.

Initiative aims to educate people about what community foundations do

In its 13 years of existence, the 亚洲天堂 Lake and District Community Foundation Society (BLDCFS) has distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to local group projects.