Category Archives: Cariboo Region
Seven more properties evacuated near Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The largest wildfire in B.C. has spurred another evacuation order. Tuesday evening (July 20), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District ordered the evacuation of seven more properties due to th...
Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations resume in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - While 100 Mile House remains on evacuation alert due to the nearby Flat Lake wildfire, Interior Health (IH) is renewing its effort to get the community vaccinated against COVID-...
Jul 19, 2021
Limited visibility on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Clinton, future closures possible
100 MILE HOUSE - A travel advisory is in effect for both directions on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Clinton. Drive B.C. stated there's limited visibility with smoke due to a wildfire and futu...
Jul 18, 2021
Evacuation alert expanded for Horse Lake - Sheridan Lake area
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District issued an evacuation alert expansion on Saturday (July 17) for 49 parcels in the Horse Lake - Sheridan Lake Area, covering 5,652 hectares.The first alert ...
Jul 17, 2021
Evacuation Order for Bonaparte Lake area revised to an Evacuation Alert
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has rescinded a segment of an Evacuation Order that was put in place around Bonaparte Lake Wednesday (July 14). However the properties remain under an ...
Jul 15, 2021
Segment of Flat Lake Evacuation Order rescinded
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has rescinded a portion of the Flat Lake to Green Lake North Evacuation Order and replace it with an Evacuation Alert.The order was issued Wednesday...
Jul 15, 2021
Purdy Lake wildfire leads to expanded Evacuation Alert
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District has expanded an Evacuation Alert west of Quesnel.The Titetown and Nazko North alert lies just north of an area that was under a previous alert.Cariboo Reg...
Jul 15, 2021
More long-term care residents moved out of 100 Mile House and Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS - Long-term care residents in 100 Mile House and Ashcroft are being moved to safe locations while the two communities face Evacuation Alerts.Yesterday more than a dozen long-term care residen...
Jul 15, 2021
Highway 97 reopens but 100 Mile House Evacuation Alert remains in place
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Flat Lake wildfire has grown to 8,725 hectares and is continuing to move east towards Highway 97 in the Cariboo. Despite the growth, officials have reopened the main highway throug...
Jul 15, 2021
With 100 Mile House on alert, Interior Health begins clearing patients out of local hospital
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Interior Health says it is conducting a partial evacuation of its hospital in 100 Mile House.In an email to CFJC Today, IH says six long-term care residents, two community care ...
Jul 14, 2021
