After a week in town, family of black bears appear to have moved on

A family of black bears that took up residence between the Chamberlain apartments seems to have moved on, causing no harm to the town and in turn, not being destroyed. The bears were originally spotted...

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After a week in town, family of black bears appear to have moved on

A family of black bears that took up residence between the Chamberlain apartments seems to have moved on, causing no harm to the town...

Ashley Ghostkeeper kicks off the Home Routes concert

Ashley Ghostkeeper kicked off the Home Routes concert series for 2025-26 with a show at the VIC on September 25. The next show is...

Conuma moving into Big Windy Pit with permit extension

They were so close. That’s the message from Brian Sullivan, CEO of Conuma, with Quintette still not having it’s full mine permit now that it’s...

Province putting in nearly a million dollars for caribou habitat

The province of BC is spearheading a project to restore features in the Mount Spieker and Mount Bullmoose areas to enhance caribou habitat for...

Health Fair: Investigating a hybrid care model in Tumbler Ridge

A research team from the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) and the University of Northern British Columbia’s (UNBC) Division of Medical Sciences have...

Health Care in Crisis: Conuma “Strongly opposed” to closure

On Sunday, there was an incident out at Quintette that could have led to an injury. According to CEO Brian Sullivan, a water truck was...

Health care in crisis: lending a helping Helm

Dr. Charles Helm says being asked to serve as medical advisor for the District of Tumbler Ridge is a great privilege. “This puts the...

65 properties at annual tax sale

There were 25 people on hand to bid on a series of 65 properties that the district was disposing of at its annual tax...

Digging in the dirt

A pair of young gardeners at the annual community garden potato on Sunday, September 21. The event marks the end(ish) of the growing season...

Health Fair: Phase two complete for preventing diabetes program

Tumbler Ridge—alongside Port Alberni—is part of a program spearheaded by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) and Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) to take...

Final Thought: the best possible outcome

I don’t normally do this, but this week’s final thought and this week’s final shot are linked. If you haven’t seen this week’s final shot,...

Final Shot.

A kid on a bike races past a family of black bears who had taken up residence next to the path between the apartments...

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