Ken Alexander

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Conservation Officer Services organized four-day, 24-hour roadside wildlife checks at Cache Creek on the Thanksgiving Day long weekend. More than 1,500 hunters and anglers were checked. Photo: Ken Alexander.

More than 1,500 hunters, anglers stopped on Highway 97 in local game check

Cache Creek roadside stop more about warnings and education than fines

Conservation Officer Services organized four-day, 24-hour roadside wildlife checks at Cache Creek on the Thanksgiving Day long weekend. More than 1,500 hunters and anglers were checked. Photo: Ken Alexander.
West Fraser’s yard in Quesnel. West Fraser Mills photo

West Fraser monitoring Northern B.C. forest health – including spruce beetle

“We are delivering 200,000 to 400,000 cubic metres of timber per year from open market sources”

West Fraser’s yard in Quesnel. West Fraser Mills photo
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Current spruce beetle outbreak in Omineca region not unusual

Spruce ecosystems diversified and significantly different than lodgepole pine ecosystems

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Quesnel sledge hockey player James Gemmell is heading to the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. Melanie Law photo

Canada earns second Paralympic Games silver in 20 years

Held 1-0 lead in para hockey game from 12:06 of first to dying seconds of third and lost in overtime

Quesnel sledge hockey player James Gemmell is heading to the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. Melanie Law photo
B.C. sledge hockey player James Gemmell is part of the team at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. Melanie Law photo

Team Canada’s para-hockey team shuts out Italy 10-0

Canadian hockey players rolling along at 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung, South Korea

B.C. sledge hockey player James Gemmell is part of the team at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. Melanie Law photo
Quesnel Downtown Association president Mitch Vik. File photo

Ministry of Transportation holds open house on proposed highway bypass around Quesnel

Quesnel Downtown Association: bypass is ‘best possible design to accommodate downtown core’

Quesnel Downtown Association president Mitch Vik. File photo
Spruce beetle killing mid-term timber supply

Spruce beetle killing mid-term timber supply

Rapidly advancing insect threatening Cariboo supply area

Spruce beetle killing mid-term timber supply
Ashlyn Allen, left, Makayla Vieira, Hallie Mackichan, Kelly Kim, Kaitlin Allen and Hannah Vieira enjoyed sitting in the pumper truck during the Open House at the South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 8. People dropped by to thank the firefighters for the work they did to protect their homes and cabins when the Elephant Hill Fire threatened them this summer. Ken Alexander photo.

South Green Lake residents show their appreciation

The bi-weekly correspondence for the South Green Lake area from Ken Alexander

Ashlyn Allen, left, Makayla Vieira, Hallie Mackichan, Kelly Kim, Kaitlin Allen and Hannah Vieira enjoyed sitting in the pumper truck during the Open House at the South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department on Oct. 8. People dropped by to thank the firefighters for the work they did to protect their homes and cabins when the Elephant Hill Fire threatened them this summer. Ken Alexander photo.
Tempers flared a bit when a Coyote took a hard slap shot at Wranglers goaltender Jakob Severson at the end of the first period at the South Cariboo Recreation Centre on Oct. 13. A scrum ensued with the regular pushing, shoving and face washing. The hometown Wranglers came back from a two-goal deficit going into the third period and won 4-3. Ken Alexander photo.

Wranglers picked up four points at home on weekend

Coach Duner: ‘The boys are just starting to find out who they are’

Tempers flared a bit when a Coyote took a hard slap shot at Wranglers goaltender Jakob Severson at the end of the first period at the South Cariboo Recreation Centre on Oct. 13. A scrum ensued with the regular pushing, shoving and face washing. The hometown Wranglers came back from a two-goal deficit going into the third period and won 4-3. Ken Alexander photo.
Hometown linesman Brandon Balbirnie dropped the puck in his first Kootenay International Junior Hockey League game when the 100 Mile House Wranglers hosted the Revelstoke Grizzlies on Sept. 23. The game was testy and high-spirited, so Balbirnie worked hard separating players during numerous scrums. Ken Alexander photo.

100 Mile House athlete a linesman in KIJHL

A dream comes true for Brandon Balbirnie as former minor hockey players chose to wear the stripes

Hometown linesman Brandon Balbirnie dropped the puck in his first Kootenay International Junior Hockey League game when the 100 Mile House Wranglers hosted the Revelstoke Grizzlies on Sept. 23. The game was testy and high-spirited, so Balbirnie worked hard separating players during numerous scrums. Ken Alexander photo.
A Surrey home renter was acquitted on three pot-related charges after judge decided the Crown had not proved the accused knew about the grow-operation in its basement. (Photo: Max Pixel) Local governments are asking to be consulted in the process for legalizing marijuana. Max Pixel photo.

Cariboo Regional District wants say in pot legalization

Compliance and enforcement likely to fall on shoulders of municipal governments

A Surrey home renter was acquitted on three pot-related charges after judge decided the Crown had not proved the accused knew about the grow-operation in its basement. (Photo: Max Pixel) Local governments are asking to be consulted in the process for legalizing marijuana. Max Pixel photo.
Views to a marshy field through trees burned by the Elephant Hill wildfire. Tara Sprickerhoff photo.

Cariboo Regional District and Williams Lake calling for Fire Mitigation Strategy

Broadcast burning could stop wildfire spread

Views to a marshy field through trees burned by the Elephant Hill wildfire. Tara Sprickerhoff photo.
Getting people working key component of wildfire recovery: CRD chair

Getting people working key component of wildfire recovery: CRD chair

Provincial and federal governments urged to push projects forward

Getting people working key component of wildfire recovery: CRD chair
Jakob Severson, centre, kept his eyes on the puck very well against the Kamloops Storm in 100 Mile House as he and his Wranglers teammates recorded a 4-0 shutout over their Doug Birks Division rivals on Oct. 6. The Wranglers D-men, including Liam Dodd, right, did a great job clearing out traffic in front of Severson during his first game back this season. Ken Alexander photo

Wranglers take three of four points over weekend

Jakob Severson returns to the 100 Mile lineup and records shutout

Jakob Severson, centre, kept his eyes on the puck very well against the Kamloops Storm in 100 Mile House as he and his Wranglers teammates recorded a 4-0 shutout over their Doug Birks Division rivals on Oct. 6. The Wranglers D-men, including Liam Dodd, right, did a great job clearing out traffic in front of Severson during his first game back this season. Ken Alexander photo
Danny and Bernice Williams volunteer every morning to pick up food and produce from Save-on-Foods to bring to the 100 Mile Food Bank. Carole Rooney photo.

100 Mile food bank busy during wildfire season

Hicks: Volunteers distributed 2,600 hampers and fed just under 6,000 people

Danny and Bernice Williams volunteer every morning to pick up food and produce from Save-on-Foods to bring to the 100 Mile Food Bank. Carole Rooney photo.
The 100 Mile House & District Minor Soccer Association held its season wrap with a series of mini games at the Soccer Park on Sept. 30. The Tim Hortons Under 5 players had a great time playing a game or two depending how many balls were being kicked around and chased. Ken Alexander photo.

Everyone got a kick out of Minor Soccer wrap-up in 100 Mile

Wildfire season caused cancellation of September soccer season

The 100 Mile House & District Minor Soccer Association held its season wrap with a series of mini games at the Soccer Park on Sept. 30. The Tim Hortons Under 5 players had a great time playing a game or two depending how many balls were being kicked around and chased. Ken Alexander photo.
South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department members posed with the “Welcome Home” sign they produced a few days before the evacuation order was lifted. The firefighters put in a lot of work to ensure the homes and cabins on South Green Lake and area were protected from the Elephant Hill fire. Ken Alexander photo

Green Lake Residents welcomed home

Ken Alexander’s bi-weekly correspondence for the Green Lake area.

South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department members posed with the “Welcome Home” sign they produced a few days before the evacuation order was lifted. The firefighters put in a lot of work to ensure the homes and cabins on South Green Lake and area were protected from the Elephant Hill fire. Ken Alexander photo
Tourism operators devastated by wildfires

Tourism operators devastated by wildfires

Barnett: Small businesses don’t need consultation; they need financial assistance

Tourism operators devastated by wildfires
100 Mile Wranglers tie Kamloops, trounce Sicamous

100 Mile Wranglers tie Kamloops, trounce Sicamous

Team depth getting stronger as lineup changes, players moving in and out

100 Mile Wranglers tie Kamloops, trounce Sicamous
99 Mile Nordics prepping for ski season

99 Mile Nordics prepping for ski season

Wildfire season impacts have organizers behind

99 Mile Nordics prepping for ski season