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The Ambulance Paramedics Association of BC (APBC) says the mental health crisis continues it’s having a lasting impact on the service’s members.  According to the union, approximately 30 per cent of their members (including paramedics and dispatchers) are either off work battling mental health or are still continuing to work while receiving treatment.  

Chief Clifford LeBrun of Lhtako Dene, and Mayor of the District of Wells, Ed Coleman, signed a new charter that guarantees the two governments will work together for the next 'Seven Generations of Decision Making' on major infrastructure projects that will help grow and sustain the communities.

The Lhatko Dene Nation opened its first day of Pow Wow with a Grand Entry at 7 pm on Friday, August 1. There were over 200 warriors and dancers who made the trip to Lhtako Dene from all over Western Canada and from the United States. Lhtako Dene's Pow Wow runs until August 3.

In a new Ipsos survey, it showed that one-in-four (24%) BC drivers admitted to momentarily nodding off while driving in the past year.

According to the BC Wildfire Service, the blaze, 65 km west of Quesnel is 150 hectares in size. The fire is producing smoke that is visible from Quesnel, Highway 97 and surrounding communities.