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Thieves steal and burn $65,000 truck

Thieves steal and burn $65,000 truck

Thieves stole and set fire to a $65,000 pickup truck from Sullivan Motor Products last week.
Highway 16 traffic moving over single-lane bridge east of Topley

Highway 16 traffic moving over single-lane bridge east of Topley

A temporary bridge is allowing single-lane traffic to cross over a sinkhole that opened under Highway 16 about two km east of Topley.
Mill inspections ordered after new explosion

Mill inspections ordered after new explosion

Two sawmill explosions in four months have put focus on the hazards of processing dry beetle-killed logs in B.C. Interior sawmills.
Burns Lake thanks Houston's finest

Burns Lake thanks Houston's finest

Houston firefighters got high praise from Burns Lake this week, as did the fire pact that allowed the towns to join forces on Jan. 20.

Pine beetle may cost Lakes, Cariboo up to 12,000 forestry jobs: report

Timber and job loss estimates found in a confidential ministry report are sharpening the debate on the future of B.C.'s timber supply.

Topley considers new use for vacant school

Residents are looking into whether Topley Elementary could be converted into a seniors home.
Teachers to yank after-school activities, face LRB order on report cards

Teachers to yank after-school activities, face LRB order on report cards

BCTF votes 73 per cent to withdraw extra-curricular activities as ruling orders teachers to complete report cards
B.C. braces for timber supply slump

B.C. braces for timber supply slump

Time is running out for commercial harvesting of beetle-killed trees in the Interior.
Audit shows ministry lacks forestry data: RDBN

Audit shows ministry lacks forestry data: RDBN

Troubled by an audit of how the province manages timber, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is seeking independent forestry advice.

Funding cut for library's public-access computers

Federal budget cuts could spell "Out of Order" signs for the Houston library's public-access computers.