Category Archives: Cariboo Region
District of 100 Mile House on evacuation alert
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House is now under evacuation alert due to the encroaching Flat Lake wildfire. Mayor Mitch Campsall announced the alert late Wednesday morning (July 14)...
Jul 14, 2021
More than 1,500 properties evacuated in South Cariboo near Flat Lake, Canim Lake fires
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - UPDATE: The District of 100 Mile House is now on evacuation alert. EARLIER: The Cariboo Regional District is announcing a pair of large evacuations of properties in the path of ...
Jul 14, 2021
Williams Lake First Nation stages blessing ceremony as preparations for Cariboo Memorial Hospital redevelopment continue
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The impending construction work to renovate and expand Cariboo Memorial Hospital were welcomed this week by a smudging ceremony held by Williams Lake Fire Nations (WLFN). Approxi...
Jul 14, 2021
Wildfire causes Highway 97 closure in South Cariboo
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Motorists beware: a wildfire has closed Highway 97 in both directions near 70 Mile House.According to Drive BC, the highway is closed between North Bonaparte Road and 94 Mile for...
Jul 14, 2021
Evacuation order and alert expanded for Big Stick area, alert expanded for Flat Lake
KAMLOOPS - The evacuation order for the Big Stick area issued by the Cariboo Regional District was expanded Thursday (July 13) evening.The order was initially issued July 10.Due to immediate life dang...
Jul 13, 2021
Missing 100 Mile House woman may be travelling to Vancouver Island
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - 100 Mile House RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating a missing person that has not been seen since Sunday (July 11).Danessa Dunphy was last known to be within the 10...
Jul 13, 2021
South Cariboo man killed when pickup collides with fire truck
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A South Cariboo resident is dead after a collision with a fire truck Monday afternoon (July 12). In a news release, RCMP say the crash took place at about 4:00 p.m. Monday, on 83...
Jul 13, 2021
Evacuation alert for Crooked Lake Area east of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - An evacuation alert was issued by the Cariboo Regional District Tuesday (July 13) for three parcels in the Crooked Lake Area east of Williams Lake. The alert covers 7,447 hectares. An ...
Jul 13, 2021
Evacuation alerts lifted around Napier Lake, Deka Lake fires
KAMLOOPS AND 100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There is some good news on the wildfire front, as tensions around a pair of Interior wildfires have eased. On Monday afternoon (July 12), the Thompson-Nicola Region...
Jul 12, 2021
Cariboo and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts issue evacuation alerts near Flat Lake area
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire in the Cariboo Fire Centre is impacting both the Cariboo and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts. Evacuation alerts were issued for properties in the Cariboo and Thompson-Nicola m...
Jul 11, 2021
