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‘Who influenced this process?’: Readers respond to Margaret Court’s AC We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 28, 2021 — 7.08pm Save Normal text size Advertisement Four days from Australia Day, news broke that tennis champion turned Pentecostal minister Margaret Court – who has publicly expressed strong views opposing LGBTQ+ rights – was to be elevated from Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), awarded in ...

Quesnel City Council to offer incentives to bring back commercial flights to the airport SHARE ON: Quesnel Airport (GHenderson-MyCaribooNow-staff) Quesnel City Council is hoping to entice Central Mountain Air or another airline into once again providing passenger service by dangling a couple of carrots. The idea was raised at Tuesday night’s Council meeting by Director of Community Services Jeff Norburn… ‘That we encourage commercial air carriers to provide flights in and out of Quesnel ...

The land behind the River Rock Pub in Quesnel could soon be the site of three new triplexes SHARE ON: Land in behind River Rock Pub (GHenderson-MyCaribooNow-staff) Details of plans by the Nazko First Nation to develop the land on Hoy Street were unveiled at last week’s City Council meeting in Quesnel. Tanya Turner is the Director of Development Services with the city… “This proposal includes modular housing units, starting with nine units.   The current River Rock Pub will be converted...

Adams neighborhood evacuated after power line came down onto gas line Adams neighborhood evacuated after power line came down onto gas line By John Pirsos | January 17, 2021 at 3:51 PM EST - Updated January 17 at 6:46 PM ADAMS, N.Y. (WWNY) - Some residents of South Park Street in Adams had to leave their homes early Sunday morning. It happened around 2:30 AM when a live power line came down onto a metal bridge truss, sparking a fire in a gas line attached to it. Philip Janusheske lives on ...

North Cariboo residents will be asked to borrow 20-million dollars to renovate the Quesnel Rec Centre. SHARE ON: -Photo: MyCaribooNow    The North Cariboo Joint Advisory Committee approved a referendum date of June 19th at Tuesday night’s meeting.    Only Mary Sjostrom, the CRD Director for Area A, was opposed to the date as she wanted a fall vote (Nov 6) to give them more time to communicate the project to residents.    Others expressed concern that delaying the vote could add to the ...

Shocked to see it but not surprised that it happened. That is Quesnel Mayor and former MLA Bob Simpson’s reaction to the violent protest that happened in the United States. He says that is the danger of having political parties, especially when they’re not held accountable… “Trump would not have gotten away with what he did over the past four years, he would not have gotten away with his contention that the election was stolen from him, and his continued lies about that he won in a land...

Cricket News: Sydney is considered the most friendly Test venue for India in Australia. By the time the tourists move there, they are well settled and acclimatised

List For Design Builders For The Cariboo Memorial Hospital Redevelopment Is Down to 3 SHARE ON: Photo by My Cariboo Now staff The shortlist to find a qualified design-builder for the Cariboo Memorial Hospital 217.8 million dollar Redevelopment Project in Williams Lake is down to three. Interior Health made the announcement today in a news release stating the companies are Bird Design-Build Construction Inc, Graham Design Builders LP, and PCL West Coast Constructors LTD. Bob Simpson, Chair of t...

A coronavirus outbreak in Sydney has prompted CA officials to make a contingency plan but Sydney will be given every opportunity to host the annual New Year's Test

Tony Greig: The forgotten great all-rounder A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size With the eight-year anniversary of his death approaching, now is the right time to reappraise the irrepressible Tony Greig. Too often Greig’s on-field success is overlooked by his detractors, who have vilified him for his association, when England captain, with the Kerry Packer World Series Cricket (WSC). However, the same peopl...