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Ashcroft firefighters battled blaze near Highway 24
An engine and four Ashcroft crew joined firefighters from around the province.
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School District No. 74 still trying to fill teacher vacancies
Area schools are looking at changes to schedules and timetables to address the shortage.
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Golden Country: The Ashcroft Public Building part 2
It took two major events — a war and a fire — to finally prompt the Dominion Government to act.
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Local News Briefs: Two more weeks to enter, vote on, photo contest
Plus a Night Market at the HUB, TRU courses, a wildfire fundraiser, and more.
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Take extra driving care now that school is back in session
The roads will be busy, so leave yourself time, put the phone down, and respect school speed zones.
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Heat records broken around B.C.
Scorching temperatures reached throughout the province on Labour Day
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Sept. 4: Elephant Hill fire now estimated at 192,725 hectares
Burn off between Tin Cup Lake and Jim Mountain successful
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Sept. 3: Real progress on east flank of Elephant Hill fire
Flank didn’t receive the winds that were expected
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B.C. failed to reduce wildfire risk: communities
A local official says the provincial fire mitigation system is under-funded, burdensome and unfair
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Sept. 2: Elephant Hill fire reached Sheridan Lake
“The objective tomorrow [is] sprinklers, sprinklers, sprinklers”
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