Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Pinkney to be acclaimed mayor of 100 Mile House; Barnett among seven council candidates
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The new mayor of 100 Mile House after the October 15 election will be sitting councillor Maureen Pinkney.Pinkney was the only candidate to allow her name to stand for mayor, wit...
Sep 12, 2022
Four familiar faces challenging for Williams Lake mayoral seat
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The current mayor of Williams Lake is being challenged by his predecessor.Ahead of nominations closing for B.C. municipal elections on Sept. 9, a list from CivicInfo BC shows fou...
Sep 12, 2022
Incentives, funding and new staff helping healthcare workers land in Williams Lake, 100 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE - The City of Williams Lake has hired two coordinators that will help welcome healthcare workers arriving in the city and in 100 Mile House in hopes of addressing the physician shortage ...
Sep 04, 2022
Five arrested in largest ever Quesnel drug bust
QUESNEL - Five people were arrested after the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed search warrants on three houses and seized a large quantity of cocaine, cash, and firearms over the weekend in...
Aug 30, 2022
Three people dead following two-vehicle crash on Cariboo Highway north of Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - Clinton RCMP say three people died following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Chasm Road early Saturday (Aug. 27) morning.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 30), police say t...
Aug 30, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in Nation asks moose hunters to stay home amid declining Chicoltin moose population
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in Nation is asking those authorized by the provincial government to hunt moose in the Chicoltin Region to stay home."Now is not the time for limited entry hunt (LEH)...
Aug 27, 2022
Woman killed in single vehicle crash near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Authorities are trying to determine why a pickup truck left the road near Williams Lake Wednesday (Aug. 24), killing its driver.In a news release, RCMP say members were called at...
Aug 25, 2022
Thunderstorm rainfall closes stretch of Highway 8; impacts City of Williams Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - Thunderstorms impacted the Nicola and Cariboo regions Tuesday (Aug. 23) afternoon. Environment Canada forecaster Bobby Sekhon says even though Kamloops itself didn't see any storm acti...
Aug 24, 2022
Thieves steal 13,000 litres of diesel from school district yard in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are looking into a brazen fuel theft in 100 Mile House. In a news release, Sgt. Brad McKinnon says Mounties were called to school district yard on Exeter Station Road in 10...
Aug 22, 2022
Boil water advisory issued for parts of Cariboo Regional District
WILLIAMS LAKE - A boil water advisory has been issued for all water customers in Lac La Hache in the Cariboo Regional District (CRD).Recent samples reportedly show the presence of Coliform in the publ...
Aug 20, 2022
