Toys for children, part of the Fill A Sleigh Day are packed inside police vehicles outside Red Apple in 亚洲天堂 Lake. 亚洲天堂 Lake residents shopped at Red Apple on Dec. 8 for Fill A Sleigh Day, when shoppers bought toys for children and 10 per cent of the sales go to local community charities. 鈥淎 lot of toys were donated and a lot of kids are going to get a really good Christmas,鈥� store manager Rebecca Palmer told Lakes District 亚洲天堂 .

Several local organizations including the 亚洲天堂 Lake Mountain Biking Association, BC Emergency Health Services and Lakes District Food Bank set up displays at the Community Development Open House in Lakeview Mall on Dec. 7. Attendees were encouraged to post notes on the posters for ideas on how to spur local business development and make the community stronger. (Blair McBride photos)

The daily sub-zero temperatures in 亚洲天堂 Lake are seeing local lakes freeze up. As the urge grows to go skating, ice-fishing and snowmobiling on the lakes residents should be wary of ice thickness.

Christmas is just two weeks away and 亚洲天堂 Lake residents are making plans to get Christmas trees for their homes.

Ron Gillies had his camera ready when a whale appeared Dec. 7

亚洲天堂 Lake residents enjoyed choral performances at Immaculata Church for the Lakes District Community Choir Christmas Concert on Dec. 9. (Blair McBride photos)

Display honoured those killed at 脡cole Polytechnique as well as Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women

Open Mic Coffee House

Hoang Nguyen (centre) from the Knights of Columbus of 亚洲天堂 Lake presents $500 worth of Save-On-Foods gift cards to staff from the Ministry of Children and Family Development. In the past the organization has donated coats for children. ( photo)

(L-R) Cameron Stewart, Rory Creighton, Soren Pedersen, Angus Brochez, Nisa Hofer, Daria Strimbold, Ema Culberson, Ashley Philip and Jordan Illes. Front row 鈥� Emma Moore and Ami Moore. (Second photo L-R) Tiarri Rushton, Nisa Hofer and Daria Strimbold unloading just some of the items at the Food Bank. The 鈥淲e Scare Hunger鈥� food drive was a huge success! The students helped collect 718 pounds worth of non-perishable food items from homes within our community last month.