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CASUAL COUNTRY: Diana French is a Cariboo-Chilcotin treasure

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 1d

#WilliamsLake #Historian #Cariboo-#Chilcotin #RuralBC

Diana French is a Cariboo-Chilcotin treasure

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French has been helping to tell the stories of the Cariboo-Chilcotin for decades, giving readers a range of things to think about, from funny anecdotes to her take on today's politics

ER closures at Cariboo Memorial Hospital a 'perfect storm': IH

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 1d

#WilliamsLake #CaribooRD(Areas D,E,F,J,K) #CaribooMemorialHospital #RuralBC #cariboopoli #bcpoli #BCHealth

Recent ER closures at Cariboo Memorial Hospital a 'perfect storm': Interior Health

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Interior Health says emergency department closures a case of exceptional circumstances

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 2d

#EndOfDayPicture #FoxMountainBC #CaribooRD(Area D) #RuralBC

A wonderful capture of a lovely sunset from Fox Mountain (Mason Rd) in my Electoral Area (and I see more beautiful sunset pictures were taken at McLeese Lake earlier this evening as well)....

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 2d

New Blog Post: Williams Lake Council Highlights - Oct 7, 2025 mtg. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/will... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #WilliamsLake

Change to "At Large" Municipal Council Elections in BC?

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 3d

#Grateful #PublicService #CaribooRD(Area D) #BCLocalGov #LocalGov

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 3d

New Blog Post: Change to "At Large" Municipal Council Elections in BC?. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/chan... #cariboopoli #bcpoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #GoodGovernance #BCMunicipalCouncilElections

Being led by former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart (2018-2022) -- a group is launching a court bid to the BC Supreme Court to ask that Cour...

New public instruments installed at 100 Mile Community Hall

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 3d

#100MileHouse #PublicMusic #BCLocalGov #LocalGov

New public (music) instruments installed at 100 Mile Community Hall -- www.100milefreepress.net/local-news/n...

The project will be completed in the spring of 2026 after the ground has settled

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 4d

#CaribooRD(Area D) #McLeeseLakeBC #WildwoodVFD #FirePreventionWeek2025 #RuralBC #BCLocalGov #LocalGov

Visited the Open Houses for both the McLeese Lake Fire Department & Wildwood VFD in recognition of Fire Prevention Week 2025

Background: www.facebook.com/steve.forset...

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 4d

#CaribooRD(Areas D+F) #SundayFunday #McLeeseLake #WildwoodBC #WorldTeachersDay2025 #FirePreventionWeek2025

Lots going on in my Electoral Area this Sunday -- more details at www.facebook.com/steve.forset...

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 5d

#EndOfDay

A picture looking at completed hayfields between the communities of McLeese Lake and Macalister within #CaribooRD Area “D”

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 5d

This afternoon I had a wonderful time in my Electoral Area including stops at:

* Cariboo Valley Farm in Macalister; local library in McLeese Lake; McLeese Lake transfer station and talking with locals about it and finally a wonderful ham and cheese sandwich with fries at local pub in McLeese Lake

Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Government/Board of Education Meetings | Week of October 6-10, 2025

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 5d

New Blog Post: Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Government/Board of Education Meetings | Week of October 6-10, 2025. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/cari... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #bced #WellsBC #Quesnel #SD27 #WilliamsLake

During the week of October 6-10, 2025 -- the following Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Governments' or Boards of Education will hold meetings, as fo...

Cariboo Regional District Board Highlights - Oct 3, 2025 mtg

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 5d

#Quesnel #CaribooRD #LocalFood #SaturdayFarmersMarkets

Happy Saturday!!

A couple events to support local Farmers Markets or our local Farms in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, both in Quesnel as well as in the community of Macalister within #CaribooRD Area "D"

Background: www.facebook.com/steve.forset...

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 6d

New Blog Post: Cariboo Regional District Board Highlights - Oct 3, 2025 mtg. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/cari... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #WellsBC #Quesnel #WilliamsLake #100MileHouse #CaribooRD

Present: Chair M. Wagner/Vice Chair M. Neufeld; Directors Sjostrom (via MS Teams), Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, LeBourdais, Richmond, Glass...

Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board Highlights - Oct 3, 2025 mtg

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 6d

New Blog Post: Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board Highlights - Oct 3, 2025 mtg. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/cari... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #CCRHD #WellsBC #Quesnel #WilliamsLake #100MileHouse

Present: Chair A. Richmond/Vice-Chair M. Sjostrom (via MS Teams); Directors Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, Neufeld, LeBourdais, Wagner, Glass...

Williams Lake sees rise in homelessness, 100 counted in 2025 snapshot

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 6d

Starting at 9:30am -- both the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District & Cariboo Regional District Boards' will be holding meetings today (Oct 3, 2025). Meeting Agendas can be accessed at www.cariboord.ca/en/regional-...

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 7d

Earlier this evening -- attended the Opening Reception for Secwepemc (Shuswap) artist Kelly Menakian of Deep Creek and her art work honouring her great-grandmother Augusta Evans at the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake -- more on Ms. Evans at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Au...

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 7d

#WilliamsLake #HomelessCount #cariboopoli #bcpoli

Williams Lake sees rise in homelessness, 100 counted in 2025 snapshot -- www.wltribune.com/local-news/w...

In 2025, the Province of British Columbia funded homeless counts in 20 communities

Central Cariboo Rural Directors' Caucus - Oct 2, 2023 mtg

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Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 7d

New Blog Post: Central Cariboo Rural Directors' Caucus Highlights - Oct 2, 2023 mtg. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/cent... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #CaribooRD #CentralCaribooRuralDirectorsCaucus

Present: Chair T. Pare; Directors Forseth, Neufeld, LeBourdais and Anderson Meeting called to order at 3:00pm The Chair recognized that the...

Cariboo RD Utilities Committee Highlights - Oct 2, 2025 mtg

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 7d

New Blog Post: Cariboo RD Utilities Committee Highlights - Oct 2, 2025 mtg. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/cari... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #CaribooRD #UtilitiesCommittee

Present in the Cariboo RD Boardroom : Chair M. LeBourdais; Directors Forseth, Neufeld, Wagner, Anderson and DeVries Present via MS Teams: Di...

Eleven dead cattle found on logging road in B.C. Cariboo, likely poisoned

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 7d

#Cariboo #BCAg #BCAgriculture #CaribooRD(Area C) #Quesnel

Eleven dead cattle found on logging road in B.C.’s Cariboo, likely poisoned — vancouversun.com/news/eleven-...

It appears the cows died after eating fertilizer used in forestry to regenerate growth

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Post Event Report: 2025 UBCM/Union of BC Municipalities Convention

Steve Forseth @sforseth000.bsky.social · 7d

New Blog Post: Post Event Report: 2025 UBCM/Union of BC Municipalities Convention. View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/10/post... #cariboopoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #bcpoli #UBCM25 #UBCM2025 #CaribooRD(Area D) #PostEventReport #VictoriaBC

As is my standard practice: following attendance at a Convention, Conference or Seminar as the Cariboo Regional District's Area "D" Director...