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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Williams Lake

PM and other dignitaries to pay a visit to Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, fire fighters and staff at Cariboo Fire Centre Monday, July 31
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Members of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP secure the perimeter of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex Monday morning in Williams Lake in anticipation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to the lakecity. (Angie Mindus photo)

It’s not every day that the Prime Minister of Canada visits Williams Lake.

Mind you, it’s also not a typical time in the Cariboo Chilcotin.

Several wildfires continue to burn around the lakecity and near many other rural communities in the area and in the Chilcotin.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been in Williams Lake assisting with the efforts of the Williams Lake RCMP to maintain law and order throughout the former evacuation order and current alert, and have been stationed at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex (CMRC).

Suitably,

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Angie Mindus

About the Author: Angie Mindus

A desire to travel led me to a full-time photographer position at the Williams Lake Tribune in B.C.’s interior.
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