Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Wildfire crews battling fires as Easter long weekend nears
KAMLOOPS - A four person crew from the BC Wildfire Service was called out to respond to a wildfire north of Cache Creek late Wednesday afternoon. The fire was spotted burning adjacent to Highway 97, a...
Apr 08, 2020
"Stay home": Cariboo Regional District to seasonal residents
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Stay home - that's the message coming from the Cariboo Regional District to seasonal residentsWith a holiday long weekend just days away, the Cariboo Regional District is asking ...
Apr 07, 2020
Ground broken for new WLIB Government Building
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake Indian Band broke ground on its new $8 million Government Building Monday (Apr. 6).Over the next 14 months, the 18,000-square-foot building will rise in the Coy...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: Williams Lake Indian Band
Mounties ask for help from public to identify bank suspect
WILLIAMS LAKE - A search is underway for a man accused of illegally removing $37,000 from a bank account in Williams Lake.RCMP say the man had no legal access to the line of credit the withdrawal was ...
Apr 01, 2020
UPDATE: Snowfall warning for 100 Mile area lifted
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (2:05 p.m.): Environment Canada has lifted the snowfall warning. EARLIER: Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for a small and specific slice of the province. The forecas...
Mar 31, 2020 Image Credit: Environment Canada
Share Sheds close across Cariboo Regional District
WILLIAMS LAKE - Many spring cleaning projects are being put on hold as residents come to grips with the COVID-19 virus. Messages of handwashing, self-isolation and social distancing are at the forefro...
Mar 27, 2020
Canfor to curtail production at all mills starting Mar. 30 due to impacts from COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Months after shutdowns and curtailments across B.C. mills, putting thousands of people out of work, Canfor is announcing more slowdowns in production as a result of COVID-19. The company s...
Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 prompts curtailments at West Fraser
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the forestry industry.West Fraser has announced lumber production at all its sawmills will be curtailed for one week effective March 30.West Fraser says the i...
Mar 26, 2020 Image Credit: CKPG Today
Williams Lake implements burning restrictions in hopes of freeing up emergency responders
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake is ensuring its first responders are more readily available where they're needed during the coronavirus pandemic by restricting open burning. A city release on Mond...
Mar 23, 2020 Williams Lake is putting burning restrictions in place to ensure first responders are more readily available (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Williams Lake to open low-risk Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Following in the footsteps of other Interior municipalities, Williams Lake is set to activate its Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday morning. The centre will be active starti...
Mar 23, 2020 Williams Lake will open its low-risk Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday morning.
