Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Tolko announces additional downtime at Soda Creek mill in Williams Lake
VERNON - Tolko says it will take additional downtime at its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber mills as the lumber industry deals with weakening prices."A lack of available economic fibre and weak market...
Dec 28, 2022
Alcohol and speed potential factors in highway crash between Quesnel and Williams Lake: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC Highway Patrol says alcohol and speed may have been a factor in a two-vehicle crash on the Cariboo Highway Saturday (Dec. 10) night.In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 13),...
Dec 14, 2022
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP say the man reported missing on Dec. 13 has been found safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this indiv...
Dec 14, 2022
RCMP looking for missing man heading from Bella Coola to Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 30-year-old man. In a news release issued Wednesday (Dec. 7), RCMP say Carl Schooner was reported missing...
Dec 08, 2022
Pair of Cariboo traffic stops lead to illegal cannabis, thousands in cash seized
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of highway traffic stops led to police seizing nearly $25,000 combined in the Cariboo. In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 6), Williams Lake Highway Patrol says officer...
Dec 06, 2022
Youth mental health and substance use centre opens in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Young people in the Cariboo Chilcotin region now have access to mental health and substance use supports.In a news release issued Monday (Dec. 5) morning, the B.C. government ann...
Dec 05, 2022
Mechanical issues force temporary cancellation of garbage collection in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Bad news for garbage collection in Quesnel.The City says residential garbage pick-up has been cancelled for the rest of the week due to mechanical issues.A City news release says this ...
Nov 29, 2022
Snowfall warnings in effect for Cariboo and 100 Mile regions
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Cariboo from Tuesday (Nov. 29) night to Wednesday (Nov. 30) morning.In an online weather statement, Environment Canada says around 10 to 1...
Nov 29, 2022
Williams Lake checkstops nab five impaired drivers, including two at once
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake got two impaired drivers for the price of one at a recent checkstop.In a news release issued Tuesday (Nov. 29), RCMP reported the results of a series of che...
Nov 29, 2022
Drugs, guns and cash seized in two drug busts in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - A pair of drug busts in Quesnel Thursday night.RCMP say a traffic stop at 6:30 p.m. led to the arrest of two women for possession of a controlled substance.A search also yielded a load...
Nov 25, 2022
