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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:57:27 EST
Small plane crashes near Quebec City, killing 2
Two people were killed and two survivors are in stable condition after a single-engine airplane travelling from Ontario to New Brunswick crashed in a remote area near Quebec City on Tuesday.
'Thanks Mom, I love you': parents share memories of youth lost in blizzard
The parents of Kyle Brambrick, who died in a blizzard on P.E.I. on New Year's Day, held a news conference Tuesday to share their final memories and thank the searchers who found his body.
Canadian soldier stands accused of killing insurgent following ambush
A Canadian soldier charged in the death of a severely wounded presumed insurgent in Afghanistan after a Taliban ambush had "no lawful justification" to take the man's life, the prosecution alleges in court documents released on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:42:23 EST
 Heavy rain and melting snow topple roofs, raise river levels
 At least three roofs in Metro Vancouver gave way to the weight of melting snow Tuesday amid heavy rainfall and warmer temperatures. But no one was injured.
 New link in cold case of Victoria boy missing since 1991
 U.S. police have found a "missing person" poster of a Victoria boy who disappeared almost 18 years ago at the Milwaukee home of a possible child killer, CBC News has learned.
 Sundin may play for Canucks this week
 Mats Sundin expects to make his debut with the Vancouver Canucks this week, perhaps as early as Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:49:53 EST
 Flames suffocate Sharks
 Daymond Langkow scored twice and Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Tuesday night.
 McCabe a winner in return to Toronto
 Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bryan McCabe exhibited some shaky defensive play, but more importantly registered an assist in the Florida Panthers' 4-2 road win on Tuesday night.
 Spezza fails to bail out Senators in Buffalo
 Jason Spezza scored twice, but it wasn't enough as the Ottawa Senators lost 4-2 to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:29:39 EST
Early CES announcements focus on bringing internet to TV
This week kicked off with a cloud, both literal and figurative, hanging over the world's largest gadget-fest, the Consumer Electronics Show.
Sales numbers point to video game makers weathering economic storm
Microsoft Corp. said a strong 2008 pushed sales of its XBox 360 console to 28 million units worldwide, the latest number suggesting the video game industry may have fared better than expected during the holiday season.
3-D model sheds light on SARS-like virus
Scientists have made a three-dimensional model of a virus similar to the one that causes SARS, which killed 800 people around the world, including 44 in Toronto, about six years ago.

 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:29:00 EST

House prices expected to slip nationally: Royal LePage
The Canadian real estate market is headed for a "correction" and not a crash this year, with average prices across the country expected to decline by three per cent, Royal LePage said Tuesday.
Flaherty touts tax cuts as economic stimulus
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is suggesting tax cuts and measures to revive the commercial paper market may be included in the federal budget when it's tabled in three weeks.
Alcoa to cut back its global work force
Pittsburgh-based aluminum giant Alcoa is slashing its spending due to the economic downturn.

 

Local Interest, Schools and Organizations

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B.C.Schizophrenia Society
Box 4806 (250) 392-5553
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
#200-369 Oliver St. (250) 398-8391
Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre
690 Second Avenue North (250) 392-4481
Cariboo Chilcotin Metis Association
70S - 1st Ave; P.O. Box 6030 Stn Main Williams Lake BC V2G 3W2 (250) 398-5327
Cariboo Friendship Society
99 South 3rd Avenue (250) 398-6831
CFDC of Cariboo Chilcotin
266 Oliver Street (250) 392-3626
Choices For Youth
624 Oliver Street, Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada (250) 398-7921
Good Sams - Cariboo Sams
(250) 392-3840
Kiwanis Club of Williams Lake
P.O. Box 4444
Knucwentwecw Society
231 2nd Avenue North (250) 392-2995
Nenqayni Wellness Center
4802 Highway 97, PO Box 2529, Williams Lake, BC V2G 4P2 (250) 989-0301
Punky Lake Wilderness Camp
102-383 Oliver Street, Williams Lake (250) 392-3918
Station House Gallery
1 MacKenzie Avenue North (250) 392-6113
UBC/Alex Fraser Research Forest
72 South Seventh Ave (250) 392-2207
Williams Lake Association For Community Living
PO Box 6001 (250) 398-7633
Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club
Box 4026, Williams Lake, BC. V2G 2V2 (250) 398-5921
Williams Lake Studio Theatre
(250) 392-4383
Youth For Christ Center

 

Cataline Elementary
1175 Blair (250) 392-7154
Chilcotin Road Elementary
709 Lyne Road (250) 392-6606
Glendale Elementary School
4100 N Mackenzie Avenue (250) 398-7108
Maranantha Christian School
1100 N 11th Avenue (250) 392-7410
Marie Sharpe (French Immersion)
260 Cameron (250) 392-4104
Mountview School
1222 Dog Creek Road (250) 392-7344
Nesika Elementary School
1180 Moon (250) 398-7192
Sacred Heart Catholic School
455 Pigeon (250) 398-7770
School District #27
350 N. Second Avenue (250) 398-3800
Thompson River University
301 - 383 Oliver Street (250) 392-8000
Company
RE/MAX Williams Lake Realty Website
Agents
Carol Taphorn Website
Cheryl Proctor Website
Glen Holling (Cariboo Properties) Website
Joy Hennig Website
Private sales
Ranch in the Cariboo
Canoe Creek First Nations
(250) 440-5645
Cariboo Tribal Council
17 South First Avenue (250) 392-7361
Desniqi Services Society
MacKenzie ave (250) 392-6500
Knucwentwecw Society
231 North 2nd Avenue (250) 392-2995
Native Journeys: Home of the Esketemc
P.O. Box 4479 (250) 440-5611
Three Corners Health Society
150 North First Avenue (250) 398-9814
TsiDelDel (Alexis Creek Indian Band)
Box 69, Chilanko Forks, V0L 1H0 (250) 481-1163
TSILHQOT'IN National Government
102-383 Oliver Street (250) 392-3918
Xats'ull First Nations
3405 Mountain House Road (250) 989-2323
Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government
(250) 394-7023
Yunesit'in Government
Box 158, Hanceville, BC V0L 1K0 (250) 394-4295

 

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