Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Province closes off Elephant Hill, Allie Lake fire footprints to off-road vehicles
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The B.C. government has announced it will close off a large portion of the Interior to off-road vehicle use, effective January 1, 2019. The areas affected are those scorched by the...
Dec 19, 2018
Williams Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The discovery of a body of an adult male is the subject of an investigation by Mounties in Williams Lake. Police say they found the body around 9:30 p.m. when they were called to...
Dec 13, 2018
CRD calls byelection after director-elect falls ill
WILLIAMS LAKE - A byelection will be held in the spring for the Electoral Area F Director in the Cariboo Regional District. Electoral Area F Director-Elect, Conrad Turcotte, was unable to take his oat...
Dec 10, 2018
Williams Lake clinic announces temporary closure as nurse practitioner departs
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The future of a Williams Lake Thompson Rivers University-run clinic is cloudy in light of the impending departure of the centre’s nurse practitioner. According to a news re...
Dec 06, 2018
Anglers facing $3,000 fine for offences at Big Bar Lake
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A pair of anglers are facing $3,000 in fines for overfishing and using too many lines on Big Bar Lake. Conservation officers responded to the area on Dec. 4 at 11:00 a.m., after ...
Dec 05, 2018
Quesnel Mounties seek gun-wielding robbery suspect
QUESNEL, B.C. - The Quesnel RCMP is seeking the public’s help in locating a robbery suspect. Sgt. Chris Riddle says the incident occurred yesterday (Dec.3) at around 5 p.m. at a business in the ...
Dec 04, 2018
Residents of 150 Mile House, Prince George receive Medal Of Good Citizenship
VANCOUVER - A Prince George resident is among 19 British Columbians to receive the Province’s Medal of Good Citizenship. Selen Alpay of Prince George is one of the recipients of the medal for hi...
Dec 04, 2018
Puntzi Lake pelicans fly commercial after chilly rescue
PUNTZI LAKE, B.C. - During the American White Pelican's migration, it has stopped to breed on Stum Lake in the Chilcotin region since 1939. In fact, the government created White Pelican Provincial Par...
Nov 29, 2018
Puntzi Lake pelicans fly commercial after chilly rescue
PUNTZI LAKE, B.C. - During the American White Pelican's migration, it has stopped to breed on Stum Lake in the Chilcotin region since 1939. In fact, the government created White Pelican Provincial Par...
Nov 29, 2018
Clinton, Deka Lake, Wells getting faster broadband
CLINTON, B.C. - Faster internet service is coming to the Cariboo communities of Clinton, Deka Lake and Wells. The province says local company ABC Communications won a 50 per cent contribution to the p...
Nov 28, 2018
