Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Overnight ER closures in Williams Lake draw attention to hospital operations, ongoing recruitment needs in Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake mayor and council have responded to the latest overnight closure of the Cariboo Memorial Hospital's emergency room. Civic leaders have agreed to ask Interior Health...
Jul 11, 2024
Evacuation alert issued for 340 properties due to wildfire near Cariboo gold rush town of Barkerville
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert for 340 properties near the historic gold rush town of Barkerville and the District of Wells. The BC Wildfire Service...
Jul 11, 2024
Lightning sparks batch of new wildfires in Cariboo region
QUESNEL, B.C. - A lightning storm that moved through the Cariboo region has lit a batch of new wildfires east of Quesnel.Fire Information Officer Hannah Chabot of the BC Wildfire Service says the majo...
Jul 10, 2024
Williams Lake council issues request for IH review of Cariboo Memorial Hospital operations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - On the heels of another overnight closure of the emergency department at the hospital in Williams Lake, leadership in the Cariboo has now requested that Interior Health conduct a...
Jul 10, 2024
Emergency services in Williams Lake temporarily unavailable for fourth time in July
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - For the fourth time in a week and eighth time overall in 2024, the emergency department at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake is temporarily closed. Interior Health (IH) ...
Jul 10, 2024
Emergency department Cariboo Memorial Hospital temporarily closed for seventh time in 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A hectic weekend of emergency department staffing shortages in B.C.'s Interior was capped off with another temporary closure in Williams Lake. Interior Health states that emergen...
Jul 08, 2024
Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake to see second overnight ER closure this week
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - For a second time this week, the emergency room at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake will be closed overnight. Interior Health says emergency services will be temporaril...
Jul 05, 2024
Overnight closures announced Thursday for emergency departments in Merritt, Williams Lake
MERRITT AND WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) announced overnight closures at emergency room in Merritt and Williams Lake late in the day Thursday (July 4).In news releases distributed to loc...
Jul 04, 2024
BCGEU members ratify three-year deal with Cariboo Regional District, ending seven-week strike
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A contentious labour dispute between the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and the B.C. General and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) has come to an end with a ratified contract.In ...
Jul 04, 2024
Tsilhqot'in National Government demands role in St. Joseph's Mission investigation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in National Government says it has been shut out of the decision-making process around the future of the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School site in Williams Lak...
Jul 04, 2024
