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BC Dairy thanks the community for over $850,000 flood relief donations, and shines a spotlight on local community heroes
[gps-image name="27768718_web1_220110-Impress-CPL-BCDairy-Community-New_1.jpg"]British Columbians have come forward with an incredible show of support for dairy farmers following the catastrophic flooding that affected the Fraser Valley beginning on Nov. 15, 2021. Individuals, several farming companies, and other farmers have donated $850,044 to the BC Dairy Flood Recovery Fund, on top of countless offers of donated labour, food, services, and urgently needed supplies.
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BC Cowboy Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductee in working cowboy category
Cariboo cowboy Steve Roberts is an accomplished cattleman, horse trainer and farrier
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In 1947, Ashcroft and Clinton at forefront of first blood drive
Plus a 1972 warning to tobogganers about not using village roads in Ashcroft and Cache Creek
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Top animal videos from B.C.’s Vancouver Island in 2021
Look back at a year of adorable, breathtaking and unusual footage
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In 1896, an outbreak of typhoid in Kamloops causes concern in Ashcroft
Plus a new telephone line is promised, and a Christmas prank goes horribly wrong
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Update: Clinton’s Blue Wranglers cancel Last Call Cabaret on NYE
Event was to include three sets from the country-bluegrass band
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‘Santa fat and jolly, happier than an elephant’
Christmas cinquains from the Grade 4/5 class at Desert Sands Community School
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‘Dear Santa: I will leave out snacks for you and your reindeer’
Letters to Santa from Mrs. Martin’s Grade 1/2 class at Cache Creek Elementary School
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Friendly visitors make it a ho-ho-horsey Christmas
Mini horses paid some Christmas visits, decked out in festive trimmings
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Kamloops Symphony Orchestra Christmas concert is online for free
BC Lottery Corporation presents virtual ‘Christmas with the KSO’ concert through Jan. 8
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