Category Archives: Cariboo Region
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
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
