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OBSERVER QUESNEL - CARIBOO
SINCE 1908
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
VOL. 98 NO. 73
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Pieceful Pleasures Quesnel Quilters Guild held their quilt show at CNC/ UNBC this weekend with beautiful quilts hanging from the rafters, on frames and displayed in booths were vendors offered a variety of quilting-related items for sale. Crowds fill the atrium and entry to the facility. For more photos see Friday’s Observer. Annie Gallant photo
Q-Town scores in bottom 18 Bank robber nabbed AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter The Gold Pan City, once again, has been named one of the worst places to live in Canada. MoneySense has released its findings of the best and worst places to live in the nation; Quesnel scored 172 out of 190. Last year the Gold Pan City sat 176 out of 180. “While we can’t gauge many of the elements that people enjoy in their cities, the nearness of family, the friendliness of neighbours or even great sunsets, we
have measured what can be measured and compared what can be compared from towns and cities across our provinces and territories,” the article explains. The 2012 piece measures 190 cities (up from last year’s number of 180). The rankings are based on information gathered from Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomeration areas. Each community ranking was based on 105 points: Walk/bike to work – seven points. Weather – 18 points. Air quality – two points. Population
growth –10 points. Unemployment – 10 points. Housing – 15 points. Household income – four points. New cars – four points. Income taxes – two points. Sales tax – one point. Crime – five points. Doctors – six points. Health professionals – four points. Transit – five points. Amenities – three points. Culture – bonus points (up to five). The piece, Best Places to Live 2012, displays cities’ ranking in each category and total ranking, but not the points allocated. Quesnel’s weather came in at 40 out of
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190, while culture scored 183. Topping the list for best place to live was Ottawa, while New Glasgow bottomed out the list in last place. Williams Lake took second to last at 189. The following is the Gold Pan’s rankings in the category out of 190 cities. Walk to work, 146, housing, 50, household income, 96, discretionary income, 76, new cars, 189, population growth, 59, low crime, 184, doctors per 1,000 , 161, weather, 40, jobless rate, 181, culture, 183.
AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter A 41-year-old male is in police custody following a bank robbery in Quesnel. Shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Quesnel RCMP received a report of a bank robbery. Staff at the Scotiabank called 911 after a lone male entered the bank, demanded money and quickly fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Members of the Quesnel RCMP were in the area and apprehended the suspect within minutes – less than one block away. The man was arrested for robbery and will remain in police custody awaiting a bail hearing.
Suspicious fire Investigation continues into the suspicious fire which caused
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more than one million dollars in property damage to logs and machinery near Nazko First Nations Reserve last Tuesday night. Shortly after 10 p.m. May 8, Quesnel RCMP were called to the scene of a fire burning on Baezaeko Road near Nazko. Upon arrival, RCMP observed a large log dump pile (containing approximately 4000 cubic meters of wood) fully engulfed in flames. The fire is estimated to have caused well over one million dollars in property damage to logs and equipment and has been deemed suspicious. RCMP and Forest Services continue their investigation. Anyone with any information, call the Quesnel RCMP, 250-9929211. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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