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Nations Cannabis building up

Nations Cannabis building up

WATCH: Ongoing work at Nations Cannabis site
A harvest for the community

A harvest for the community

The Link Food Centre served fresh produce from its greenhouse and garden for the Community Harvest Celebration and barbecue on Sept. 12. Tracey Payne, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake Community Garden Society Chair gave tours of the Link’s garden and greenhouse, which was built in June. (Blair McBride photos)
Comfor donation for the fair

Comfor donation for the fair

The Lakes District Fall Fair Association receives a donation for $11,000 from the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake Community Forest (Comfor) at the Lakes District Fall Fair, on Sept. 7. (L-R) are Joan McFee, Director of the Lakes District Fall Fair Association; Paul Davidson of the Comfor Board of Directors; John Barth; and Frank Varga, General Manager of BL Comfor. (Blair McBride photo)
Paddle power of First Nations youth

Paddle power of First Nations youth

A group of 10 First Nations youth from the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake area took part in a 113 kilometre canoe trip in August. Ten young people from the Wet’suwet’en and Lake Babine nations set off in their canoes from Vernon on Aug. 27 and finished in Penticton on Aug. 30. The group paddled about 30 km per day. Local RCMP officer James Wingfield was the skipper during the adventure. (Submitted photo)
Charity golf game raises big bucks

Charity golf game raises big bucks

The Grip It and Rip It for World Hunger golf event raised more than $13,000 from local donations. The Canadian government will match the earnings, and more than $69,000 will go to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and be spent on alleviating hunger in developing countries. A total of 43 golfers joined the tournament, held at the Willow Grove Golf and Country Club in Houston, on Aug. 24. (Submitted photo)
B.C. conservation officers: Don’t leave food out ahead of bears’ foraging season

B.C. conservation officers: Don’t leave food out ahead of bears’ foraging season

Officers will be conducting ‘attractant audits’ and ticketing violators of the B.C. Wildlife Act
Rattée visits ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake

Rattée visits ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake

Claire Rattée, Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, accompanied by her campaign manager Chelsea Bossence spoke to a crowd of about 15 people at Woods N’ Water in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake on Sept. 5. The tattoo artist and former Kitimat city councillor discussed with members of the audience their concerns over the government’s response to the wildfires of last year, and other regional issues. (Blair McBride photos)
Fun for all at the Lakes District Fall Fair

Fun for all at the Lakes District Fall Fair

WATCH: Penning the sheep
Grand contribution to the arts

Grand contribution to the arts

Lakes District Arts Council vice-president Wayne Brown presents a $1,000 scholarship cheque to Emma Moore, graduate of Lakes District Secondary School, class of 2019. Emma is attending art school in Edmonton this fall. The Arts Council awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a graduate who has participated in arts programs or who is going on to a post-secondary program with an arts focus. (Submitted photo)
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake’s dirtbike course ready for action

ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake’s dirtbike course ready for action

WATCH: Over the hill
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