Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Three separate closures coming to 100 Mile House emergency room this Easter weekend
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for multiple days this Easter long weekend.Interior Health has announced three upcoming closures at ...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File)
Unlucky 13: 100 Mile House emergency department to close temporarily Thursday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Heading into the Easter long weekend, residents of the 100 Mile House area are being alerted to another emergency room closure.Interior Health says the emergency department at 1...
Apr 01, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
100 Mile House emergency department to temporarily close for seventh time in March
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - After averting its 12th temporary closure of 2026 late last week, the emergency department in 100 Mile House may not be as fortunate Monday (March 30) night. Interior Health say...
Mar 30, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Prescribed burns planned within City of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working with the City of Williams Lake to conduct five prescribed burns within city limits to reduce wildfire risks.The BCWS said burns could be...
Mar 28, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Man killed while assisting trapped semi-truck driver near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - A man was killed trying to assist a semi-truck driver who was trapped in his vehicle following a collision near Williams Lake.RCMP officials said two semi-trucks collided shortly befor...
Mar 27, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo)
TRU board of governors votes to begin consultation, delays final vote on disposal of Williams Lake facilities
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) board of governors approved two of three motions in front on them on Friday (March 27) surrounding the potential closure of the school's Williams Lake c...
Mar 27, 2026 Board of governors meeting, March 27. (Image Credit: TRU)
UPDATE: Proposed Friday closure at 100 Mile House emergency room averted
100 MILE HOUSE - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): Interior Health says the emergency department at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will no longer be closing on Friday (March 27) as planned.In an updat...
Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo)
BC SPCA seizes 13 miniature dachshunds from irresponsible breeder north of Kamloops
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The BC SPCA says it has seized 13 miniature dachshunds from an irresponsible breeder located between 100 Mile House and Clearwater on Thursday (March 19) of last week, and it wi...
Mar 26, 2026 One of the 13 miniature dachshunds seized by the BC SPCA (Image Credit: BC SPCA/Contributed)
TRU Board of Governors to consider potential closure of Williams Lake Campus
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's (TRU) Williams Lake campus is on the chopping block as the university continues to navigate what it calls a "period of unprecedented financial challenges." The ...
Mar 26, 2026 TRU Williams Lake campus (Image Credit: Thompson Rivers University)
100 Mile House emergency room closed again Wednesday; sixth closure this month
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department at 100 Mile House General Hospital will be closed again Wednesday (March 25), marking the sixth closure this month and eleventh so far in 2026. Interior...
Mar 25, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
