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TUESDAY, August 6, 2013
Proudly serving Williams Lake and the Cariboo-Chilcotin since 1930
VOL. 83. No. 63
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Work moves A spectacular flyby along on S. Lakeside The installation of new stormwater works continued last week on South Lakeside Drive and a fire hydrant has been installed. Next week’s work schedule includes installation of catch basins, stripping work along fill slopes, and work on curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. The public is reminded that the portion of South Lakeside Drive between the Cariboo Adventist Academy and Hodgson Road is a construction area, and rough patches of road are to be expected. The contractor is regularly working on grading and repairing rough areas, but patience is requested because the high volume of traffic causes road condition to deteriorate quickly. Motorists are also reminded to obey the posted 30 km/h speed limit. Greg Sabatino photo
A group of Snowbirds passed over Williams Lake last Thursday at around 3 p.m. on their way to Quesnel for this past weekend’s Skyfest Air Show.
Inside the Tribune NEWS A2 Taseko called to panel hearings.
Lightning strikes start multiple fires
SPORTS A9 Gills launches Rallyme funder.
Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer
COMMUNITY Missionaries base in WL.
Thursday evening’s spectacular lightning show, felt throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre, resulted in 29 lightning-caused wildfires overnight throughout the region. “They are all just spot fires, the largest one is 0.2 hectares so they’re all pretty small,” CFC fire information officer Greig Bethel told the Tribune Friday morning. While thousands of lightning strikes caused the new wildfires, most of the lightning was accompanied by precipitation that helped keep fires small in size, the biggest at 0.2 hectares, Bethel said. On Friday Wildfire Management Branch crews, with air tankers, helicopters and other equipment were actioned to battle the new blazes.
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Weather outlook: Sunny today, high 31 C. High of 28 C tomorrow.
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Pat Teti photo
A lightning strike on the plateau beyond Signal Point looking east from the Belle XC mountain bike trail on the evening of Aug. 1.