Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Toxic drug alert issued in Williams Lake following multiple overdoses and deaths
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A toxic drug poisonings alert is in effect for Williams Lake throughout the rest of the week. In a news release issued Monday (March 25), Interior Health states there have been m...
Mar 26, 2024
Child dies after UTV goes through ice at Cariboo lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A child died after going through the ice at a lake in the Cariboo over the weekend. Williams Lake RCMP say officers were called to Tyee Lake at 5:19 p.m. Saturday (March 23) wher...
Mar 26, 2024
Junior hockey returns to Williams Lake: KIJHL team sold, relocated and rebranded as Mustangs
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Hockey fans in Williams Lake get to saddle up and support a new local junior hockey team. In a news release issued Friday (March 22), the Kootenay International Junior Hockey Lea...
Mar 22, 2024
Hundreds of grams of illicit drugs seized in traffic stop near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - More than 600 grams of suspected illicit fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and crack were seized near Williams Lake earlier this month. In a news release issued Thursday (March ...
Mar 22, 2024
One man dead following truck fire near Gibraltar Mine
McLEESE LAKE, B.C. - One man is dead following a vehicle fire north of McLeese Lake in the Cariboo Tuesday (March 19) morning. Willams Lake RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident on Gibraltar Min...
Mar 21, 2024
Explosive Disposal Unit responds to truck fire near Gibraltar Mine in McLeese Lake
MCLEESE LAKE, B.C. - The RCMP's bomb squad was called out to McLeese Lake today (Mar. 19) for a tanker truck hauling explosive material that caught on fire. Williams Lake RCMP officers were called out...
Mar 19, 2024
Category 2 and 3 open burning ban for Cariboo Fire Centre takes effect in two weeks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Cariboo Fire Centre have been given two weeks' notice to get their open burning done. In a news release issued Thursday (March 14), the BC Wildfire Service says ...
Mar 14, 2024
Prescribed burns being held within Williams Lake city limits
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Two prescribed burns are set to take place within city limits in Williams Lake next week. In a news release, the BC Wildfire Service says the prescribed burns will cover a combin...
Mar 14, 2024
B.C. First Nation says racism, doctor shortage persists in regional health care
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system persists despite efforts by the government and industry to combat the problem. The Tsilhqot'in National Gove...
Mar 12, 2024
Former educator DeDe DeRose named TRU Chancellor
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has announced the appointment of DeDe DeRose as the next chancellor of the university, with her term beginning on March 1, 2024. She succeeds outgoing chancellor ...
Feb 23, 2024
