Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Esk'etemc member receives B.C. Reconciliation Award for work in supporting fellow residential school survivors
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A member of the Esk'etemc, formerly Alkali Lake Indian Band, located south of Williams Lake has received a B.C. Reconciliation Award for 2025. The B.C. government credits Charlen...
Jan 27, 2026 (Image Credit: B.C. government)
Prescribed burn taking place within Williams Lake Community Forest
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the surrounding area, along with drivers travelling on Highway 20, may notice smoke over the next few weeks. The BC Wildfire Service says a prescri...
Jan 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. First Nations raise alarm over Chilcotin River landslide risk
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - First Nations in the B.C. central Interior are sounding the alarm over landslide risk along the same stretch of the Chilcotin River where a massive slide blocked the waterway for...
Jan 19, 2026
UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP say missing 13-year-old found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - (UPDATE 11:45 a.m.): Police in Williams Lake say the 13-year-old who was reported missing on Saturday (Jan. 17) has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy consideration...
Jan 18, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Williams Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death in small Cariboo community
LIKELY, B.C. - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in the Cariboo community of Likely, located about 100 kilometres from Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say they were called to a home in the c...
Jan 16, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
100 Mile House confident in rebounding economy after exit of West Fraser
100 MILE HOUSE - Back in November, West Fraser announced the permanent closure of its operation in 100 Mile House, citing timber supply challenges and soft lumber markets. Every mill job in B.C. is sa...
Jan 07, 2026 100 Mile House (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
District of 100 Mile House proposes short-term solution to healthcare challenges, looks for provincial support
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Last year, the emergency department at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital was closed on 28 separate occasions, totalling nearly 16 full days of no emergency services i...
Jan 06, 2026 100 Mile House District General Hospital (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Emergency department in 100 Mile House to temporarily close for second time in 2026
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time in 2026, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile House ...
Jan 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Interior Health)
As emergency room closures continue in B.C., paramedics struggle to fill the gap
VANCOUVER - Emergency rooms around B.C. continue to be impacted by staffing shortages, with some facing ongoing closures, especially in rural communities.First responders say they are struggling to br...
Jan 02, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
UPDATE: 100 Mile House ER to reopen earlier than expected
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 10:20 a.m.): Interior Health says the emergency room closure at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital will end earlier that first anticipated. In an update just a...
Jan 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Health)
