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A new speed limit was implemented along Highway 26 in Quesnel, reducing it from 80 km/h to 70 km/h. The Cariboo Regional District has been lobbying for a reduce speed limit for years due to safety concerns for the Barlow Creek Elementary School zone.

Former Mayor Mary Sjostrom, who passed away suddenly last week, was remembered fondly at last (Oct 21) night's Quesnel City Council meeting.

Williams Lake RCMP Staff Sergeant Brad McKinnon addressed the Williams Lake City Council in a delegation with an update on police activity. Saying the detachment's new Disclosure Unit police were able to create has reduced administrative burdens on police officers enough to have more than 200 more active patrols in the Lake City's downtown core, and more proactive engagement across the community.

The First Nations Leadership Council said it’s “deeply disturbed and angered” by what it calls alarmist comments by B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad about Aboriginal title rights.

 The trend of declining enrollment continues in the Quesnel School District.