Last summer’s wildfires continue to affect the family of cattle farmer Harold Moroski even though the flames near their property by Ootsa Lake were put out months ago.

Potential buyers attend the 50th Annual Rotary Auction at the Rotary Club in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake on Nov. 15. The two-day auction sells off items donated by local people and businesses such as art, store credits and indoor and outdoor appliances. All money raised goes back into the community. In the past the Rotary Club has used the funds for developing the Rod Reid trail, revitalizing the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake cemetary and for the local food bank. (Blair McBride photo)

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) on Nov. 15 elected a new Chairperson and Board of Directors, at the RDBN office in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake. Standing (left to right) are ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake Mayor Dolores Funk, director Mark Parker, RDBN Chairperson and Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen, directors Brad Layton, Micheal Riis-Christianson, Mark Fisher, Clint Lambert, Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach, Shane Brienen, Sarrah Storey, Tom Greenaway, Linda McGuire, Jerry Peterson and Beverly Playfair.

Little Angels Daycare in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake is one of the 50 sites chosen by the British Columbia government as part of its universal child care prototype project.

Of the $100,000 that Rio Tinto pledged to the local community last August for wildfire recovery, 25 per cent of it is set aside and doesn’t directly go to those affected by the 2018 wildfires.

Businesses both big and small in ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake are working hard to fill positions, affecting companies’ ability to work at full capacity.

A Southside offender, who has been convicted of touching for a sexual purpose a person under the age of 16, still hasn’t been sentenced.

The British Columbia government has allocated an additional $10 million in support for communities recovering from last summer’s wildfires.

Residents in the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Lake area might have recently noticed brown water coming out of their taps.

Between 180 and 200 people will be affected by the curtailment for at least four weeks