Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Runaway tire smashes through home's window in 70 Mile House
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A resident of 70 Mile House host an unwanted house guest last Thursday (Sept. 30) - a runaway truck tire.In a news release, Acting Cpl. Marika Masters of Clinton RCMP says at abo...
Oct 05, 2021
Williams Lake RCMP offer safety reminder after responding to two overdoses Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are reminding people to keep an eye out for the signs of overdose after responding to a pair of suspected overdoses Friday (Sept. 24).In a news release, RCM...
Sep 27, 2021
Prince George bylaw targeting homeless people 'scapegoats' the poor, says expert
PRINCE GEORGE - A northern British Columbia city is enacting new restrictions meant to erase the homeless from its core, intensifying the grief that COVID-19 and the overdose crisis have already infli...
Sep 23, 2021
Open burning permitted in Cariboo Fire Centre as weather conditions cool
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - All open burning will once again be permitted throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre's jurisdiction and the Tsilhqot'in (Xeni Gwet'in) Declared Title Area.The Category Two open burni...
Sep 21, 2021
RCMP handing out tickets for unsafe driving in Williams Lake work area Tuesday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol members are teaming up with Telus and the Work Zone Safety Alliance (WZSA) to enforce driving safety in work zones - with tickets being handed out Tuesday (Se...
Sep 14, 2021
Williams Lake RCMP investigate swarming assault; victim in critical condition
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are investigating a vicious weekend assault.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Del Byron says Mounties were called to Boitanio Park on Saturday (Sept. 11) at 5:0...
Sep 13, 2021
Missing Cache Creek-area elder found dead
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - There is a sad end to the search for a missing elder near Cache Creek. Joseph Zabotel, 75, was reported missing on August 29 from his home between Cache Creek and Lillooet along Hi...
Sep 13, 2021
Williams Lake First Nation in beginning stages of radar search for remains
KAMLOOPS - Months after 215 unmarked graves were discovered on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, many other First Nations across the country have started the process of finding remains. The Williams Lake First ...
Sep 10, 2021
Environment at the heart of virtual Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates debate
KAMLOOPS - A virtual candidates debate, co-sponsored by Transition Kamloops and the Kamloops Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, produced few fireworks over it's 90-plus minutes Wednesda...
Sep 09, 2021
Province starts collecting fuel price data for Merritt, Williams Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) is starting a new data collection project for twelve cities in British Columbia (BC) - including Merritt and Williams Lake.The project ...
Sep 02, 2021
