Category Archives: British Columbia
New tourism numbers indicate Aussies can't get enough of B.C.
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia remains a top tourism destination, according to newly released numbers from Statistics Canada. Figures from September show 4.6 per cent growth over the same month in 2016, ...
Nov 22, 2017
'It wasn't an easy decision': Former CRD chair reflects on decision to step down
KAMLOOPS - “It wasn’t an easy decision but perhaps it was time for the organization to have a fresh look at things.” The words of former Cariboo Regional District chair Al Richmond w...
Nov 22, 2017
Multi-million dollar South Cariboo rec centre concept plan clears another hurdle
KAMLOOPS - It won’t be long before residents in the 100 Mile House area have their say on a proposed concept design for the South Cariboo Recreation Centre expansion. Cariboo Regional District C...
Nov 22, 2017
Memorial held for slain Vernon woman
VERNON - A celebration of life has been held for the 18-year-old Vernon woman whose remains were unearthed on a north Okanagan farm last month. Family, friends and community members have fondly rememb...
Nov 22, 2017
Search intensifies for missing Coquitam dogwalker
COQUITLAM - An increasingly “urgent” search resumes this morning in suburban Vancouver for a 56-year-old woman and the three dogs she was walking when she disappeared Monday afternoon. Ann...
Nov 22, 2017
Mounties shoot and kill prowling cougar in Clearwater
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Clearwater took down a perceived threat to the community this morning: a cougar. Sgt. G.D. Simpson says the animal was spotted prowling around the Weyerhaeuser residential subdi...
Nov 21, 2017
Weather warnings, advisories issued for Southern Interior highways
VERNON, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for several Southern Interior highways. FREEZING RAIN WARNING: Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Merritt Highway 3 – Hope to Prince...
Nov 21, 2017
Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in South Cariboo crash
KAMLOOPS - An adult female suffered life-threatening injuries in a single vehicle crash in the South Cariboo Monday. North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says it happened just before 11 a.m. on...
Nov 21, 2017
B.C. wildfire evacuee says scammers used his address to claim relief funds
KAMLOOPS - A Williams Lake man is warning about a wildfire evacuee scam. Nick Sardy says he received a call from the Red Cross to confirm whether anyone who lost their home in the fire was now living ...
Nov 21, 2017
New CRD chair has 'big shoes to fill'
KAMLOOPS - There’s a new face atop the Cariboo Regional District board table. Electoral Area “H” Director Margo Wagner (Canim Lake-Forest Grove) was acclaimed chair at last Friday...
Nov 21, 2017
