Category Archives: Cariboo Region
DECISION 2021: Candidate lists finalized for federal vote
KAMLOOPS - The ballots have been finalized ahead of the Sept. 20 federal election. The central and southern Interior ridings will each have candidates from five federal parties: Conservatives, Green, ...
Sep 01, 2021
Man dies after police-involved shooting in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - One person is dead following a shooting in Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP say that at approximately 3:30 Tuesday morning (Aug. 31), RCMP officers conducted a check on a vehicle that was parked i...
Aug 31, 2021
RCMP searching for wanted woman with ties to Kamloops, Quesnel, and Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - Williams Lake RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Sharma Delorma Char.RCMP say Char is wanted on an outstanding warrant for charges of possession of a firearm without ...
Aug 30, 2021
Vehicle incident closes Highway 20 south of Williams Lake
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): DriveBC says Highway 20 is now clear in both directions.Motorists are asked to drive carefully and expect delays.EARLIER: WILLIAMS LAKE - Highway 20 is closed in both directions be...
Aug 30, 2021
RCMP seek missing man in "high risk" case
LILLOOET - RCMP in Lillooet is hoping the public can help them in their search for a missing 75-year old man. They're looking for Joseph Zabotel, who went missing from near his residence in the 177-bl...
Aug 30, 2021 Joseph Zaotel
Sword-wielding woman arrested in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - A 43-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly brandishing a sword and threatening police in Williams Lake.RCMP say it happened yesterday (Aug. 26) just before 5 p.m. on the grassy are...
Aug 27, 2021
Cariboo Fire Centre to lift campfire ban this Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - In the Cariboo Fire Centre, the wildfire danger has eased to the point that officials are lifting the ban on campfires.According to a news release, campfires will be allowed thro...
Aug 25, 2021
Area restriction orders in place near Flat Lake and Succour Lake wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) put two area restrictions orders in place for two wildfires impacting the Cariboo.The first order impacts the northern portion of the Flat Lake wil...
Aug 25, 2021
Family physician running for Green Party in Cariboo-Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The Green Party has announced its candidate for the Cariboo-Prince George riding.It's Leigh Hunsinger-Chang, a family physician in Prince George. She says she's running because o...
Aug 25, 2021
100 Mile House-area evacuation lifted, alerts rescinded as Flat Lake fire cools
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There is good news today for residents in the 100 Mile House area as activity on the massive Flat Lake wildfire has decreased dramatically.That has led to the area's final evacu...
Aug 23, 2021
