Category Archives: Cariboo Region
List of candidates vying to represent Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo up to six
KAMLOOPS - Six political parties already have their candidates in place for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in the upcoming federal election. This after the Green Party confirmed no one will challenge Iain ...
Jun 13, 2019 Clockwise from upper left: Cathy McLeod, Ken Finlayson, Terry Lake, Iain Currie, Gina Myhill-Jones, Peter Kerek
Thursday lightning causes several small fires in Kamloops, Cariboo regions
KAMLOOPS - Lightning cells moving across the region are causing small fire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre, but so far none of those starts is of particular significance. Fire Information Officer N...
Jun 13, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Quesnel man dies after explosion on residential property
QUESNEL, B.C. - A man is dead in Quesnel after an explosion at a residential property.RCMP in Quesnel responded to the complaint of an explosion on Wednesday, June 12 at 4:45 pm. When they arrived on ...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
100 Mile House bracing for effects of Norbord mill closure
100 MILE HOUSE - After recovering from the devastation left behind by the 2017 wildfire season, a sense of unease has replaced that brief period of relief for 100 Mile House residents. 160 jobs will b...
Jun 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Norbord to shutter 100 Mile OSB plant, putting 160 out of work
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Canfor isn't the only company feeling the pinch, as Norbord has announced it will shut down it's oriented strand board (OSB) mill in 100 Mile House this August.About 160 employe...
Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Norbord 100 Mile Woodland
After Vavenby closure, Canfor announces curtailments at most other B.C. mills
VANCOUVER - On the heels of a decision to shutter its Vavenby sawmill, Canfor says it is curtailing production at the rest of its mills in B.C, save for one.The company says the majority of its mills ...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP investigating homicide in Williams Lake area
WILLIAMS LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP have called in the North District Major Crime Unit to help investigate a homicide from last night (June 8). In a release today, RCMP says just after 6 p.m Saturday e...
Jun 09, 2019
People's Party taps Lac La Hache rancher to run in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The People's Party of Canada (PPC) has its Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidate in place for the October election. Lac La Hache rancher Ken Finlayson will carry the banner for Maxime Bernier...
Jun 07, 2019 Ken Finlayson (r) with PPC Leader Maxime Bernier (Image Credit: Facebook / Ken Finlayson)
Ebus proposes new services to Salmon Arm, Prince George from Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Ebus, which began operating passenger bus service in Kamloops in the wake of Greyhound's departure last fall, wants to expand its route offerings.In a news release, the company says it has ...
Jun 06, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tolko extends downtime for Armstrong, Soda Creek mills
VERNON, B.C. - The latest in a long chain of ominous news for the B.C. Interior forestry sector. Tolko says it is extending downtime at its Armstrong and Soda Creek mills.In a news release, Tolko Vice...
Jun 05, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
