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Suspicious death Friday (Jan. 15) just before noon, police and emergency medical services responded to a 911 call that came from a residence in the 100 block of Brears road North in Quesnel. Officers attended the residence and located a 67-year-old man who was deceased. Evidence at the scene led officers to believe that the death appeared suspicious in nature and contacted the North District Major Crime Unit to assist in the investigation. The cause of death has not been determined at this point and the investigation is still ongoing. In order to protect the integrity of the investigation and any possible court proceedings, no further information will be released at this time. Officers do not believe there is any current risk to the public in relation to this investigation. Karen Powell photo
New direction for Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition The Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition (CCBAC) announced a new strategic direction. The aim is of the CCBAC board to provide more focused support for economic development priorities in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region, with input from local government, First Nations, the provincial government and the private sector. CCBAC’s aim is to identify priorities for strategic investment that will leverage more
funding for economic development and diversification. This will be accomplished, in part, by advocating for increased investments from the private, public and non-profit sectors in communities affected by Mountain Pine Beetle. “CCBAC is turning a page,” Mayor and CCBAC chair Bob Simpson said. “First and foremost, the board wants to work with communities to identify the most important
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economic development opportunities and any resource gaps that prevent us from taking advantage of those opportunities. CCBAC will then set clear funding priorities, criteria, and processes, and we will make targeted investments of seed money to see results as quickly as possible.” As a first step, CCBAC will meet with the region’s economic development officers and representatives of economic development corporations Jan. 25
in Williams Lake. The intent of the meeting will be to share plans and strategies that are already in place, look for ways to improve coordination, and determine the most appropriate means for CCBAC to assist organizations to attract investment and create jobs in the region. CCBAC also plans to seek sector-specific input from small business, forestry, mining, agriculture, tourism, technology, manufacturing, advanced
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education and other sectors across the region.” CCBAC will take a three-pronged approach to its work: • Enable organizations to stimulate the economy of the Cariboo-Chilcotin through targeted economic diversification initiatives. • Coordinate economic development initiatives throughout the CaribooChilcotin” • Advocate for new investments in the region. “Coordination with the other Beetle Action
Coalitions and with other funding agencies serving the Cariboo Chilcotin, such as the Northern Development Initiative Trust and Rural Advisory Council,” Simpson said. “There’s hard work ahead for everyone in the region to reinvent our forest industry and to truly diversify our region’s economy, but the prospects are exciting and CCBAC will now be providing more focused assistance.”
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