Local state of emergency remains in place for a couple of Quesnel areas
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Right now one home and one business have been evacuated in two separate areas of Quesnel, and several other properties remain on evacuation alert.
Emergency Services Coordinator Ron Richert has the latest…
“The geotechs are continuing the assessments and we are just monitoring any land movement at this time, and we’re going to keep all the alerts on until we feel comfortable that they can be taken off.”
Richert says the Dragon Hill Road area, including Dragon Creek, is one area of concern.
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âItâs an exciting job,â says Warrenton veterinarian Constance Houk. âEvery day is different.â One of the things I love about veterinary medicine is the human-animal bond. When youâre treating a dog or a cat, youâre also treating the owner.
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Staff Journalist In more than 30 years of caring for animals, a yellow Labrador retriever with a lump on its neck stands out as perhaps the Warrenton veterinarianâs most memorable patient.
âWhen it went to biopsy, we found an inch-and-half sewing needle that was coming out of its skin,â recalled Dr. Constance C. Houk, associate veterinarian with the Animal Care Center in Warrenton. âWhen we pulled it out, it had 18 inches of thread attached to it.â