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.

Burnt Bikes and Ursa Minor Brewing teamed up for a day of mountain biking, pizza and beer tasting on Sept. 14. After tearing up the trails on their bikes, attendees sampled beers from the new Southside-based brewer, owned by Nathan and Gwendolyn Nicholas, who spoke at the event. The Pig鈥檚 Eye Rye - brewed with mountain bikers in mind - proved the most popular. Thirty tickets were printed and the event sold out. (Submitted photos)

Nathan Way, manager at the 亚洲天堂 Lake branch of the Bulkley Valley Credit Union presents a cheque for $1,340 to Dale Finch, of the First Responders Cafe Society towards the group鈥檚 Mental Health Workshop. (Submitted photo)

Southside resident Mike Robertson bought a pumpkin and went around town trying to get the best flowers for contrast. Robertson said, 鈥淭he best were in front of 亚洲天堂 Lake Native Development Corporation. Kudos to the folks that look after the flowers. They really beautify the town.鈥�

Television reception for 亚洲天堂 Lake and Southside residents with regular TVs was restored last week, following about three months of spotty availability.

Two hundred and fifty participants ran, walked and biked along Francois Lake for the 39th annual Terry Fox Run on Sept. 15. The event raised $12,349.05 for cancer research. Locally baked goods and other items were on offer at the auction, held at the Francois Lake Hall, where there was also a barbecue and singing performance. (Blair McBride photos)