MONDAY, APRIL 09, 2012
2011
Vol. 38, Issue 15
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Sun Peaks employee walks out of bush, safe A Sun Peaks employee reported missing on Monday, April 2, was found and is safe. Cinzia Pedrenie, a 24-year-old from Switzerland, went missing after leaving Sun Peaks at 4 a.m. and using a trail to get to nearby Whitecroft. At 5:30 p.m., Pedrenie walked out of the bush and onto the roadway near Upper Louis Creek Road, an area that had been extensively searched earlier in the day. Pedrenie was recognized by a Sun Peaks residents as she made her way to the road and it was that person who brought her to the Kamloops Search and Rescue staging area about a kilometer from Whitecroft. Pedreni was taken to Royal Inland Hospital to be treated for minor injuries, including scratches and cuts, from walking in the bush.
Barriere RCMP take out Glengrove grow op four arrested
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Six fair young ladies to represent valley Fall Fair candidates
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MacLaren picked for U18 hockey Local teen
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Barriere teen Marlene Fortin is one of over 7,000 medal-bearers across Canada who have the honour of carrying one singular medal in relay fashion over 12,000km as they make their way across Canada during the silver anniversary of the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Tour, which is raising awareness about people living with disabilities. The anniversary tour started on Aug. 24, 2011, in Cape Spear, Newfoundland, and will finish on May 22, 2012, in Vancouver. Fortin was one of 20 medal-bearers who carried the route through Kamloops on Thursday, Mar. 29, and was presented with her own replica medal to remember the way in which she personally added to the momentum of the 25th Anniversary Man in Motion World Tour. Fortin says she applied onlne last October for the opportunity and was very excited to be chosen, saying “The whole experience was amazing.� Submitted photo: Stacey Fortin
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Submitted photo: Kathie Corrigall
Spring is starting to sprout in numerous ways; as shown by these enthusiastic seed potatoes when they felt the warmth of the sun on the cardboard box they are enclosed in.
SERVING THE NORTH THOMPSON VALLEY FROM HEFFLEY CREEK TO BLUE RIVER