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An end slide area sign just before the Cottonwood River on Highway 97 South is shown just outside of Quesnel, B.C., on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
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Chilliwack burn survivor Keira McKenzie, 15, seen with mom Terresa, is the 2023 ‘champion’ for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. She is encouraging people to buy tickets to the Choice Lottery to raise money for the hospital – a place she’s visited countless times. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

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Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad has officially thrown in his hat for the leadership of Conservative Party of British Columbia. (Black Press Media file photo)

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Frustration grows over outdoor cannabis operation near Golden

Frustration grows over outdoor cannabis operation near Golden
You could spend a lifetime paddling here! Endless kayaking adventures await on southern Vancouver Island

You could spend a lifetime paddling here! Endless kayaking adventures await on southern Vancouver Island

FILE - The ice is lit in rainbow light for Pride Night before an NHL hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

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FILE - A pile of challenged books appear at the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021. Attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, according to a new report from the American Library Association. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

American Library Association reports record book ban attempts in 2022
A banner is fixed on the Cathedral of Sainte-Marie Major that reads, “general strike,” during a rally in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, march 23, 2023. French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

No red carpet: French unrest impacts King Charles III’s trip
Beijing says it has nothing to say about ongoing allegations that China has meddled in Canadian affairs, including about a Liberal MP resigning from the party Wednesday night. Provincial Liberal candidate Han Dong celebrates with supporters while taking part in a rally in Toronto on Thursday, May 22, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded a B.C. man $6,000 after two of his colleagues used a derogatory slur against him during a physical fight. (The Canadian Press)

B.C. taxi driver wins human rights complaint over colleagues’ use of derogatory slur

A patient is attached to a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Canada’s race to procure ventilators for COVID-19 patients in the early days of the pandemic had researchers, scientists, industry and a notable astrophysicist working “night and day” to design machines that could be quickly manufactured domestically. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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Transit commuter Jamie O'Neill and his son Greyson, might have to move out of Chilliwack if the transit strike in the Fraser Valley persists. (Jamie O'Neill photo)

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Al Stone-Gebhardt and his mother, Erika Dubose, pose for a photo outside their home on Friday, March 3, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. As hundreds of bills nationwide take aim at nearly every facet of transgender existence, from health care to athletics to bathroom access, trans kids like Stone-Gebhardt and their families say certain proposals could eliminate one of the last remaining safe havens to explore their identities: K-12 public schools. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

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Olivia Hahn, 16, wrote a book about grappling with the loss of her mother, hoping to help other young people who are in the same position. (Courtesy of Olivia Hahn)

B.C. teen publishes book about loss to help others her age process grief

Olivia Hahn’s book explores dealing with grief at a young age, detailing the loss of her mother

A dog was stabbed to death in Chase. (Black Press Media file photo)

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Tim Roden (on scaffolding), Erik Poole, and a ghostly Jim Duncan on the set of <em>The Game’s Afoot</em> on March 20. It will look a lot different come opening night on April 12, but it’s starting to take shape. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)

Theatre Diaries 4: The cast looks forward to their new home

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‘[Rodeo] Queen Candidates Attend Ashcroft Legion And C.C. Chamber Dances’ (March 22, 1973): ‘Pictured are (l to r): Tanya Cody, Miss 16-Mile; Debbie Woodburn, Miss Kinsmen; Darlene Corneille, Miss Sands Motor Inn; Jaci Sarver, Miss C.C. Chamber of Commerce; Willi Albrecht, Pres., C.C. Chamber of Commerce; Winnie Narcisse, Miss Hat Creek Riders; Valerie Walsh, Miss Canadian Legion; Vicki Bates, Miss Elks Lodge; Barbara Yarschenko, Miss Lions Club. Missing is Gloria Kirkpatrick, Miss Cornwall Reserve.’ (Photo credit: John R. Rosenberger/<em>Journal</em> archives)

In 1973, expansion in Ashcroft hits a provincial roadblock

Planned expansion of the Mesa subdivision halted by Victoria for further study

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Obituaries

Murray Glover

Feb 9th, 2023

Edward Kraus

Dec 30th, 2022

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Dec 18th, 2022

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This image released by CBS shows promotional art for the daytime drama series “The Young & The Restless” which is celebrating their 50th anniversary. (CBS via AP)

‘The Young and the Restless’ celebrates 50 years of drama

Venerable TV soap opera begn its half-century run in 1973

FILE - Rick Allen, of Def Leppard, arrives at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center on Friday, March 29, 2019, in New York. Allen says he recovering from an attack earlier this month, March 2023, outside a Florida hotel. Allen, who was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was attacked while taking a smoke break outside the the Four Seasons hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Paintings do furnish a room, and brighten up otherwise empty wall space at the <em>Journal</em> office, as with this accidental series of landscapes. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)

The Editor’s Desk: Oops, I did it again

I just might have purchased another half-dozen paintings by local artists. Where to put them?

April 22, 2023 is Earth Day, but a reader writes to ask if we can’t give more time to celebrate our planet. (Photo credit: Public Domain Pictures)

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