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News Headlines from Quesnel, BC

• CCSAR responds to the call

  Central Cariboo Search & Rescue's resources and volunteers were put to the test June 26.

• Students hit B.C. highways to promote recycling

  Summer students Katya Kirsh, 25, and Michelle Haaf, 20, are travelling the province this summer to promote responsible oil recycling on behalf of the B.C. Used Oil Management Association .

• SK Networks bets on emerging marke...

  News SK Networks bets on emerging markets 2010-07-28 17:18 SK Networks Co., a major trading house in Korea, is betting on Asia's fast rising economies whose emergence brought in a major change to the international trading landscape.

• Pine beetle impact overstated, Bell says

  Salvage logging in the Baker Creek watershed west of Quesnel, where 80 per cent of the trees were removed in one of the regions most affected by mountain pine beetle.

• Pine beetle to cost B.C. 11,250 jobs

  The mountain pine beetle epidemic will have cost B.C. 11,250 direct jobs by the time it runs its course, according to a new study by credit union economists.

• Beetle eats 20,000 jobs

  By Arthur Williams - Prince George Free Press Published: July 22, 2010 4:00 PM Updated: July 22, 2010 5:09 PM The B.C. Interior stands to lose over 20,740 jobs by 2028 as a result of the mountain pine beetle, according to a new study by Central 1 Credit Union.

• Ospreys settle into new digs

  Thanks to a little persuasion from local bird enthusiasts Steve Smith and Adrian Leather, BC Hydro installed a new utility pole Monday and now the All-West Glass ospreys are getting back to the business of building a nest.

• Walking, biking for change

  Tulani Ackerman and her mother-in-law Barb Henderson are quickly being known as the ladies spearheading the issues with British Columbia's education system.

• With the deepest gratitude

  There are complaints about the medical system and as in most human endeavors it does have short comings.

• Permit approved

  Council approved auctioning off a variety of surplus items from the airport and public works department.