Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Heavy rains - wet snow facing motorists on Kamloops area highways
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a series of special weather statements warning of the potential of dangerous driving conditions along highways south and west of Kamloops through Tuesday (Jun....
Jun 19, 2023
Massive Canada to open $75M prefab housing plant in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The provincial government is kicking in $10 million to help start up a mass-timber production facility in Williams Lake.In a news release, Premier David Eby says the $75-million ...
Jun 17, 2023
Campfire ban to be rescinded in Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Campfires will be allowed in the Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC) this weekend.Effective 12:00 noon Friday (June 16), the CFC says its Category One campfire prohibition will be rescinde...
Jun 15, 2023
Two-vehicle MVI claims a life south of Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash about 35 kilometres south of Quesnel Wednesday afternoon.RCMP say it happened just before 2 p.m. though the cause hasn't been released.The ...
Jun 15, 2023
Quesnel - CRD voters turn down pool referendum by large margin
QUESNEL - Voters in Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) have voted down a referendum that would have led to upgrades at the Quesnel and District Arts and Recreation Centre. The City of Que...
Jun 11, 2023
Gusty conditions raise wildfire worries in Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE - The BC Wildfire Service is raising concerns over the possibility of strong winds sweeping across the Cariboo.In a news release Thursday (Jun. 1), the Cariboo Fire Centre is asking the ...
Jun 01, 2023
RCMP renew call for information into Quesnel man missing since 2016
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are renewing a plea for information into the case of a man who has been missing for nearly seven years.Bryan Twan was last seen on June 6, 2016 near West Park Mall in Q...
May 30, 2023
Conservation officers investigate killing of grizzly bear near Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating the killing of a grizzly bear near Quesnel.In a post to social media, the service says officers were notified of the shooting nor...
May 24, 2023
30-year-old man arrested in connection with several break-ins in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with several break-ins in Quesnel.RCMP say Gordon Pagens was arrested after a review of several videos posted on social media alleged ...
May 23, 2023
Emerald Lake wildfire near 100 Mile grows but not causing imminent threats to infrastructure or property
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC) is still mopping up what was left from a lightning storm through the region Thursday (May 18) afternoon.Since then, the CFC reported 23 new wildfire...
May 21, 2023
