Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Two men arrested and charged two years after fatal stabbing in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Two men have been arrested and charged with manslaughter two years after the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man. In a news release issued Saturday (May 4) afternoon, Williams La...
May 04, 2024
Wildfire 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake grows to more than 100 hectares
ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - An out-of-control wildfire south of the Cariboo community of Alexis Creek has grown to 101 hectares. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire nearly 100 kilometres west of Williams L...
May 04, 2024
Drug poisoning overdose alert issued for Williams Lake and area
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health is warning of an uptick in fatal overdoses in Williams Lake. A drug poisoning overdose alert issued Tuesday (April 30) is in effect for Williams Lake and area unt...
Apr 30, 2024
Gibraltar Mine workers vote to strike if new collective bargaining agreement can't be reached by end of May
McLEESE LAKE, B.C. - Workers at a copper mine in the Cariboo voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking legal strike action. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 30) morning, Unifor Local 3018 - the ...
Apr 30, 2024
Cariboo Memorial Hospital closed early Tuesday morning due to 'limited nursing availability'
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Emergency services will be unavailable in Williams Lake to start Tuesday (April 30) morning. In a notice late Monday (April 29) afternoon, Interior Health says the emergency depa...
Apr 30, 2024
Quesnel RCMP search for missing woman
QUESNEL, B.C. - Quesnel RCMP are asking for your help in locating Haley Reimer, who was reported missing on April 18, 2024. Haley was believed to be seen in early April but her family has not heard fr...
Apr 25, 2024
UPDATE: Missing Williams Lake men found safe
UPDATE (Wednesday): Williams Lake RCMP say the 47-year-old man reported missing on Monday, April 22, 2024 has been found and is safe. UPDATE (Tuesday): Williams Lake RCMP say the 82-year-old man repor...
Apr 22, 2024
First major wildfire of 2024 grows to 1,600 ha south of Quesnel
UPDATE (Monday): The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert for six rural properties south of Quesnel at 7:45 p.m. Sunday.The CRD states an evacuation alert is issued to give resid...
Apr 21, 2024
'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety. It says in a stat...
Apr 18, 2024
RCMP searching for two suspects in attempted vehicle theft in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in an attempted vehicle theft in Williams Lake.In a news release issued Thursday (April 4), Williams Lake RCMP s...
Apr 05, 2024
