The Heffley Creek Landfill will receive some major improvements in the next few months including road upgrades, expanded services and the addition of an Eco-Depot. The current access road, a dirt road leading to the landfill, will be no more. In its place, a paved road will be built, moving about half a kilometre up Sun Peaks Road. The … [Read more...]
Sun Peaks resident Deb McPhee has helped build many structures in her last four years as a crane operator, but none of them stirs up her national pride like this one. McPhee helped build domes that feature what could be one of the largest representations of the Canadian flag. The $25 million dome project is at Highland Valley Copper, an open … [Read more...]
The Sun Peaks Municipal council has applied for a grant to fund a program that would lower the risk of wildfires to the community. The council applied for a $100,000 grant under the Union of B.C. Municipalities Operational Fuel Treatment Program for 2011. Under this program, any approved annual grants up to $100,000 will be 90 per cent funded by … [Read more...]
