Category Archives: Cariboo Region
RCMP raid Williams Lake motel, seize drugs and weapons
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake carried out a series of raids Tuesday (April 25) in an effort to crack down on drug trafficking in the Cariboo city.In a news release, RCMP say the raids we...
Apr 26, 2023
UPDATE: Missing youth found safe
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C.- UPDATE: 100 Mile House RCMP say the 13-year-old youth reported missing on April 20 has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information...
Apr 23, 2023
Tolko Soda Creek mill permanently drops from two shifts to one, cutting 65 jobs
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - There is devastating news for employees at the Tolko Soda Creek sawmill in Williams Lake. Tolko has announced the mill will be permanently reduced from two shifts to one. The com...
Apr 17, 2023
Prohibited driver facing several charges after fleeing from Quesnel Mounties
QUESNEL, B.C. - A 25-year-old man well known to police in Quesnel is facing several charges after fleeing from police last night (April 13).Quesnel RCMP say it all started at approximately 10 p.m. whe...
Apr 14, 2023
New emergency department, ICU open at GR Baker Memorial Hospital
QUESNEL, B.C. - A big boost for healthcare in Quesnel.This as a new emergency department and ICU opens today at GR Baker Memorial Hospital.The new addition was built on the territory of the Lhtako Den...
Apr 14, 2023
Police watchdog clears Williams Lake officers after 2022 death in Boitanio Park
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a pair of police officers after a man's death in Boitanio Park last summer.In a news release, the Independent Investigations of B.C. (IIO) says...
Apr 04, 2023
RCMP seek missing Williams Lake teen
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake would like your help finding a missing teenager.Stanley Young, 16, was last seen on Wednesday (March 29) at about 3:30 p.m. near the area of Oliver Street a...
Mar 30, 2023
B.C. Wildfire Service to conduct burn in Williams Lake's Boitanio Park, Stampede Park Grounds
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake residents can expect to see smoke and flames within city limits in the coming weeks.In conjunction with the City of Williams Lake and Williams Lake First Nation, th...
Mar 29, 2023
Prescribed burns planned for Highway 20 throughout April
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says will be holding a series of prescribed burns along Highway 20 throughout April.In a news release issued Monday (March 27), BCWS say itself and...
Mar 27, 2023
Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B
A series of ancient landslides have been "reawakened" in British Columbia's Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings thatlogging is conn...
Mar 23, 2023
