Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Pressy Lake-area residents given all-clear by TNRD
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There is good news for residents in the Pressy Lake area east of 70 Mile House.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says the nearby Lost Valley wildfire is no longer posing a th...
May 01, 2023
Motorcyclist seriously injured in 3-vehicle crash in Quesnel
QUESNEL - BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses to a three-vehicle collision in Quesnel.It happened last Tuesday (April 25) at around 3 p.m."Initial investigation reveals that a northbound pickup tru...
May 01, 2023
Evacuation Alert issued to Tl'etinqox Reserve 1 because of out-of-control wildfire
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre and the Tl'etinqox Government have issued Evacuation Alerts for the Tl'etinqox Reserve #1 and for 46 parcels in the Dripping W...
Apr 29, 2023
Cariboo Fire Centre to ban Category 3 fires next week
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Fire Centre is preparing to prohibit open burning, starting next week.In a news release, the B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 3 open burning will be prohibited thr...
Apr 28, 2023
Woman killed in single vehicle rollover in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A 50-year-old woman died in Williams Lake Sunday (April 23) after a single vehicle rollover.In a news release issued Thursday, Williams Lake RCMP say they responded to Frizzi Roa...
Apr 27, 2023
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
