Category Archives: Cariboo Region

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - No charges were approved for a RCMP officer involved in an assault in 100 Mile House three years ago. In a news release Tuesday (July 11), the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) annou...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 10 parcels in the Gatcho Lake area due to a wildfire. The area covers 24,055 hectares. Residents are advised to l...

KAMLOOPS - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for 27 parcels in the Branch Road Area due to wildfires in the region. The area covers 19,329 hectares and residents should prep...

UPDATE (9:15 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 97 reopened to single-lane alternating traffic. Drivers are asked to watch for traffic control.EARLIER: 100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A vehicle crash i...

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says even though an off-duty RCMP officer may have been at fault for a serious collision near Clinton last winter, he won't be charged.The collision happened on Febru...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Campfires will be temporarily banned in the Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC), again. In a news release, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the campfire prohibition for the CFC and the ...

QUESNEL, B.C. - It was a tragic weekend in Quesnel with a pair of fatal crashes.The first occurred on July 1 at approximately 6:45 a.m. when Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a 52-year-old decease...

KAMLOOPS - Smoke from distant wildfires in northern B.C. and Alberta have entered the Kamloops airshed. And it appears the smoke could hang around for a few days.Residents of the region, woke up to cl...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP and Central Cariboo Search and Rescue are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing man.In a news release, RCMP say 81-year-old George Ballantyne had ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (July 4): RCMP say the woman reported missing June 10 has been located and is safe.