Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Chilcotin River landslide aftermath still impacting salmon migration, creating future risks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in National Government (TNG) is warning that the most serious impacts on salmon and the local river system may still be on the horizon. A landslide on July 30, 2024, ...
Aug 20, 2025
Williams Lake RCMP warn public of 'hostage' social media scam
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are warning residents of a social media scam making its way around the community. In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 19), RCMP say they recently investigat...
Aug 20, 2025
Emergency room in 100 Mile House to close for 14 hours this weekend
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for 14 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the emergency room in the community of about 2,000 p...
Aug 16, 2025
'We can do better': Indigenous people overrepresented in B.C. police watchdog cases
VANCOUVER - The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says Indigenous people remain overrepresented in its investigations of incidents involving officers in which someone is seriously injured or ...
Aug 14, 2025 Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office. (Image Credit: B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General)
Emerald Lake wildfire being held at 245 hectares
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A notable wildfire west of 100 Mile House is classified as being held. In an update Tuesday (Aug. 12), the BC Wildfire Service says the Emerald Lake wildfire burning nearly 39 k...
Aug 13, 2025
Wildfire west of 100 Mile House listed at 200 hectares; crews report lower fire behaviour
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A wildfire west of 100 Mile House has grown in size but isn't burning as aggressively. The Emerald Lake wildfire burning nearly 39 kilometres south of Williams Lake is measured ...
Aug 12, 2025
New wildfire west of Lac La Hache grows to 100 hectares in size
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A trio of new, out-of-control wildfires ignited west of Lac La Hache in the Cariboo Sunday (Aug. 10). The BC Wildfire Service says one fire nearly four kilometres southwest of Em...
Aug 11, 2025
Missing man in central B.C. wilderness found alive after more than a week
Police in British Columbia are sharing more details about an impressive story of survival in the province's Cariboo region.Andrew Barber was found by search and rescue crews Friday, after a helicopter...
Aug 10, 2025
First Nation disappointed as B.C. court rejects challenge to Mount Polley dam level
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, which suffered a catastrophic dam collapse that spilled mi...
Aug 06, 2025
New 38-unit shelter opens for residents experiencing homelessness in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An additional 18 shelter spaces have been built for residents experiencing homelessness in Williams Lake. The B.C. government announced Roots on First, at the site of the former ...
Aug 06, 2025
