Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Williams Lake RCMP provide preventative tips following spike in vehicle thefts
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in local vehicles thefts has Williams Lake RCMP reminding residents about tips to prevent them.In a news release issued Wednesday (Oct. 18), Williams Lake RCMP say they r...
Oct 19, 2023
Williams Lake woman arrested for theft, released, arrested for theft again the next day
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake have made an arrest after a rash of theft incidents.In a news release, RCMP say a woman was arrested last Sunday (Oct. 8) after she was allegedly caught in ...
Oct 13, 2023
Second raid in six months yields more stolen goods from Williams Lake motel
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Mounties were back at a Williams Lake motel last week - less than six months after their last raid of the property. In a news release issued Thursday (Oct. 12), RCMP say they car...
Oct 12, 2023
City of Williams Lake extends state of emergency for Terra Ridge complex
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake has renewed its State of Local Emergency (SOLE) for the Terra Ridge strata development at 500 Wotzke Drive.Four of the 80 units in the complex were issu...
Oct 11, 2023
Interior Health issues drug alert after rash of overdoses in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health is warning the public after a spate of overdoses in Williams Lake.IH issued a drug alert Tuesday (Oct. 10), saying there have been numerous drug poisonings in Wil...
Oct 10, 2023
'Imminently dying'; Williams Lake E.R. sign causes stir in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A controversial photo taken at Cariboo Memorial Hospital that is making the rounds on social media became the subject of heated debate in the B.C. legislature Thursday (Oct. 5).The sign say...
Oct 05, 2023
Category 2 and Category 3 fires to be permitted in parts of Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A few days after the campfire ban was lifted, Cariboo residents will now be able to do some larger-scale burning.The B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 2 and Category 3 burning ...
Oct 04, 2023
RCMP confirm Indigenous teen missing in Williams Lake, B.C., has been found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago in Williams Lake has been found. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says the 13-year-old is safe. He did not say where she was ...
Oct 02, 2023
Campfire ban lifted in Cariboo Fire Centre as of Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - With the Kamloops Fire Centre dropping its campfire ban as of Thursday (Sept. 28), the Cariboo Fire Centre is following suit.The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says Category 1 camp...
Sep 27, 2023
Williams Lake man hasn't been seen in over a month: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP would like your help tracking down a missing man.Elliott George Dester, 55, was reported missing last Friday (Sept. 22), but has not been seen in over a month.Description:In...
Sep 25, 2023
