A rain barrel collects the summer’s wet weather on the Southside. (Mike Robertson photo)

The Lake Babine Nation’s band office shows off its new blue look after it was recently received a new paint job by D-Tek Painting of Smithers. (Submitted photo)

Hugh Neave was born Aug. 24, 1922 in Macklin, Saskatchewan. His parents homesteaded in nearby Evesham, but after being beat up by the Great Depression and suffering through a typhoid epidemic, they decided it was time to try their luck elsewhere.

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Seasons of hard work are paying off for Doug Price because this year he harvested 1,000 pounds of haskap berries.

The ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake Community Forest (BLCF)’s use of drone technology has significantly enhanced its ability to map out and see what’s in the forests.

Several Southside residents are frustrated after the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has rejected applications to remove fireguards it built around their homes last summer.

Dozens of people came out for the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake Community Forest (BLCF)’s annual open house and barbecue on July 25. Maps and information on BLCF’s work in the forests were provided in its display room. After a power outage around 5 p.m. the crowds dwindled after BLCF ran out of food for the barbecue and couldn’t buy more. (Blair McBride photos)

‘Hyper-humpie’ puts on a show

Jackie Lindsay, daughter of Nadina Lake Lodge owners Brad and Wendy Thompson, captured these fantastic photos of grizzlies out on Owen Morice Road.