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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.

The 28th Annual Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce handed out some hardware over the weekend.

RCMP are investigating two cases of cattle being poached in the Quesnel and Hixon areas. RCMP believe the incidents took place in mid-September.

RCMP arrested one man, Terrance Southern, in Lac La Hache, and seized a significant amount of firearms and stolen property on Oct. 20. Police say the stolen property has links to escalted property crimes in the area.

British Columbia's government has tabled legislation aimed at improving job protections for workers with serious illness or injury.