Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Snowfall warning issued for the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Cariboo region. Environment Canada states that 10-to-15 centimetres of snowfall is expected for the Cariboo, including Quesnel and William...
Dec 17, 2024
B.C. First Nation to develop salmon hatchery with Fisheries Department
VANCOUVER - The Tsilhqot'in National Government in British Columbia says it has formed a "historic partnership" with the federal Fisheries Department to develop a permanent salmon conservation hatcher...
Dec 11, 2024
Two toxic drug alerts issued for Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of drug poisoning overdose alerts are in effect for the City of Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 3), Interior Health says two substances are being sol...
Dec 04, 2024
Information checkpoints in Farwell Canyon linked to Chilcotin landslide to come down 'soon'
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says it will soon disband the information checkpoints that were put in place the inform residents about ongoing dangers linked to a July 31 la...
Nov 30, 2024
Snowfall warning issued for the Cariboo; heavy snow expected Thursday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Cariboo region for the remainder of the week. Starting Wednesday (Nov. 27) and lasting through to Friday, Environment Canada says snowfall...
Nov 27, 2024
Driver of school bus that crashed near Lac La Hache in June suffered medical event: RCMP
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The driver of the school bus that careened down an embankment near Lac La Hache over the summer will not be criminally charged. In a news release issued Friday (Nov. 20), BC Hig...
Nov 22, 2024
Cariboo Gold Mine project near Wells receives operating permit
WELLS, B.C. - A new underground gold mine in the Cariboo is one step closer to coming to fruition. The B.C. government announced Thursday (Nov. 21) that a provincial statutory decision-maker granted B...
Nov 21, 2024
Police to provide update on investigation into school bus crash in Lac La Hache
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Police will provide an update into the investigation of a school bus crash that injured 30 people and led to the death of a pedestrian in Lac La Hache this summer. BC Highway Pa...
Nov 21, 2024
Kamloops man who killed pregnant girlfriend 24 years ago granted day parole
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A former Kamloops man imprisoned after he admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend has been granted day parole for six months.Trent Larsen was arrested in September 2019 - ne...
Nov 20, 2024
Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Cariboo, Blue River
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Areas of north of Kamloops are now subject to a snowfall warning. Environment Canada says the Cariboo and North Columbia regions - including Williams Lake, Quesnel and Blue River...
Nov 15, 2024
