Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Campfire ban partially lifted in Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Some campers in the Cariboo Fire Centre will be able to get some late season marshmallow and weenie roasting in.In a news release, the BC Wildfire Service says its Category One c...
Sep 07, 2023
Man arrested after drive-by shooting in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - One man has been remanded in police custody following a drive-by shooting in Quesnel over the Labour Day long weekend.Quesnel RCMP say the shooting occurred just before 6:30 p.m. Satur...
Sep 05, 2023
Williams Lake First Nation purchases site of former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has announced the purchase of the private property upon which the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School operated for 90 years.The First Nation...
Sep 05, 2023
RCMP arrest violent offender in Williams Lake for unlawfully holding a gun
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A person known to police as a violent offender was arrested in Williams Lake for unlawfully holding a gun after a case that began on the Anaham reserve near Alexis Creek.In a new...
Aug 25, 2023
Drug trafficking investigation leads to two large drug seizures in the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Investigations throughout August led to two significant drug seizures in the Cariboo.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 22), the RCMP's Cariboo-Chilcotin Crime Unit says it b...
Aug 23, 2023
One person dead after collision between Jeep and logging truck west of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - One person is dead following a crash west of Williams Lake last Wednesday (Aug. 9).In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 15) morning, Williams Lake RCMP say they and BC Highway ...
Aug 15, 2023
Gun and drugs seized in traffic stop south of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A woman was arrested after a drugs and weapons seizure south of Williams Lake.In a news release issued Monday (Aug. 14) morning, BC Highway Patrol - Williams Lake says an officer...
Aug 14, 2023
Construction begins for $6 million South Cariboo Regional Airport renovations
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The South Cariboo Regional Airport will be closed for eight weeks as it undergoes a $6.3 million facelift.In a news release, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says removal of ...
Aug 11, 2023
Plane crash east of Wells claims one life
WELLS - One person is dead following a plane crash 28 kilometres east of Wells at Bowron Lake.Quesnel RCMP say they were informed of the crash at around 8:45 p.m. Thursday night.The deceased person wa...
Aug 04, 2023
TRU's Williams Lake campus welcomes artwork that recognizes legacy of Canada's residential schools
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is welcoming a nationally recognized art installation to its Williams Lake campus.In a news release, TRU says the Witness Blanket - created by th...
Aug 04, 2023
