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SOME SOUTH CARIBOO PUBLIC EVENTS
 CRD Town Hall meetings
Thursday January 14 at 7pm: area G with Al Richmond at the 108 Mile Community Hall
Monday January 18 at 7pm: 100 Mile with Mitch Campsall at the Creekside Seniors' Centre
Monday January 25 at 7pm: area L with Bruce Rattray at Lone Butte Community Hall
Saturday February 6 at 1:30pm: area H with Art Dumaresq at the Forest Grove Community Hall
 Details
Community Supper
Wednesday Februray 24, Lodge Valley Room.
Supper soup and goodies by donation
Guest speakers, food and agriculture info and updates, maybe music.
tntchung@telus.net
Parkside exhibitions
Main gallery February 6 - March 20: “Cabin Fervour!” A Show that depicts seven Cariboo artists’ passion for the Cariboo life, winter and the cabin experience featuring Barb Brown, Dianne Clowes, Kathy Crawshay, Neil Pinkett, Patsy Granberg, Sharon Isaaks, Tom Godin
Back gallery February 2 - 27th The Central Interior Regional Arts Council (CIRAC) sponsored an annual juried art show in Williams Lake in April 2009. The show was comprised of various art works that displayed the diverse talents of artists of the BC Central Interior. Of the original group, ten pieces were selected by adjudicators to tour the region from July 2009 to February 2010.
Free Press article
Seedy Saturday
March 13 11am-3pm. Lodge Valley Room
tntchung@telus.net
The Sound of Music
April 7-10, 2010. Martin Exeter Hall.
Presented by 100 Mile Performing Arts Society
Tickets on sale from Nov.27 at Donex, Didi's, Worth a Wiggle
January: Sled dog races, Curling Bonspiel
February:
March: Ladies Curling Spiel
April: Festival of the Arts
May: Farmers Market Opens, Western Week
June: Square Dance Jamboree
July: Antique Car Show, Dancers & Powwow
August: Garlic Festival
September: Fall Fair
November: Lions radio/tv auction
December: 100 Mile House Santa Claus Parade
South Cariboo annual calendar of events
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SOUTH CARIBOO NEWS
February 4: Local man goes through the ice on Lac La Hache
On February 3 at 4:31pm 100 Mile House RCMP received a call of a male who had been operating his all-terrain vehicle on Lac La Hache near Abbey Frontage Road.
February 2: Fresh face, new name for Parkside
The desire to simplify led South Cariboo Art and Culture Society directors, who oversee the centre, to choose Parkside Art Gallery as a new name they hope will draw more visitors to the facility.
February 2: Tax increase inevitable for 100 Mile House taxpayers
District of 100 Mile House taxpayers are going to be looking at a significant tax increase this year, Mayor Mitch Campsall says.
January 30: Home is where the hearty food is
Residents of 100 Mile House have turned local eating into a way of life, with an agricultural co-op and their own Cariboo potatoes
January 24: Restaurant, pro shop and conference centre at 108 Resort destroyed by fire
Const. Chris Manseau says there were guests staying in the hotel at the time, but there were no injuries, and there are no reports of anyone missing.
January 22: Pine beetle leads to rural despair
Opportunity Cariboo organizer, Nancy Harris, outlined a bid to start a recovery house north of Clinton, aimed at helping Central Interior residents who have lost hope and fallen victim to drugs and booze.
January 19: Ainsworth admits pollution incident
This was the first time a CJF was used by the Conservation Officer Service (COS) to resolve a pollution infraction in British Columbia.
January 12: 108 sled dog races exceed expectations
Len Doucette, one of the main organizers, says the weekend's crowd was the largest he's seen to date at the Gawthorn race.
January 12: Rescued Canim horses placed in loving homes
Nine months ago an emaciated little white mare, weighed down by a thicket of burdocks cascading down her face, captured the hearts of the horse community in British Columbia and across Canada.
BACKGROUND:
The Potato Underground: How the 'outlaw' Cariboo spud, once blacklisted by agribiz advocates, was saved.
MEDIA
Local Radio:
- CBC Radio 1 91.3 FM, Clinton 1070 AM
- CFFM-3 The Rush 99.7 FM
- CKBX - The Wolf 840 AM
- Proposed new community-based radio station
TV: Shaw Cable, Xplornet, StarChoice
Internet is available through local providers
Newspapers:
- 100 Mile Free Press - weekly
- The 100 Mile House Advisor - weekly
Online News:
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Public Avalanche Bulletin: 1-800-667-1105 
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